Variation in the chemical composition of green leaves and leaf litters from three deciduous tree species growing on different soil types

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 303-319

  Sariyildiz, T ^a,b   Anderson, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broad leaf trees; Hemicellulose; Leaf litter; Leaves; Lignin; Nitrogen; Nutrient translocation; Phenylpropanoids; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FIBERS; LIGNIN; SOILS; SUGARS;

HIGH FERTILITY (HF); INTRA-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES; MINERALIZATION POTENTIAL; SOIL GROUPS;

FORESTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEAF LITTER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

DECAY; FIBERS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; LIGNINS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL; SUGARS;

CASTANEA SATIVA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 17844404274     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.043     Document Type: Article

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