Rates of litter decomposition over 6 years in Canadian forests: Influence of litter quality and climate

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 789-804

  Trofymow, J A ^a   Moore, T R ^a   Titus, B ^a   Prescott, C ^a   Morrison, I ^a   Siltanen, M ^a   Smith, S ^a   Fyles, J ^a   Wein, R ^a   Camire C ^a   Duschene, L ^a   Kozak, L ^a   Kranabetter, M ^a   Visser, S ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; DATA ACQUISITION; DECOMPOSITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TISSUE;

EVAPTRANSPIRATION;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST; LITTER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 18444374173     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x01-117     Document Type: Article

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