Subtropical montane tree litter decomposition: Links with secondary forest types and species' shade tolerance

Austral Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 666-673

  Gurvich, Diego E ^a   Easdale, Tomás A ^a,b   Pérez Harguindeguy, Natalia ^a,b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b Lab Invest Ecologicas las Yungas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Leaf tensile strength; Litter quality; Maximum height; Secondary forests; Shade tolerance; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LAND USE; LITTER; SECONDARY FOREST; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ALNUS; ALNUS ACUMINATA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0347031443     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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