Leaf-litter decomposition of 15 tree species in a lowland tropical rain forest in Sarawak: Decomposition rates and initial litter chemistry

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-346

  Hirobe, Muneto ^a   Sabang, John ^b   Bhatta, Balram K ^c   Takeda, Hiroshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Initial litter chemistry; Litter decomposition; Nutrients; Organic constituents; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CORRELATION METHODS; DECOMPOSITION; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUBILITY;

LITTER CHEMISTRY; RAIN FORESTS; TROPICAL FORESTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

FORESTRY;

ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CORRELATION; DECAY; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; LEAVES; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 15244348045     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-004-0087-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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