Decomposition patterns of leaf litter of seven common canopy species in a subtropical forest: N and P dynamics

Plant and Soil

Volumn 273, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 279-289

  Xu, Xiaoniu ^a,b   Hirata, Eiji ^c  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy species; Leaf decomposition; Lignin content; Litter quality; Nutrient release; Subtropical ecosystem

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; WORLD;

CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; DAPHNIPHYLLUM GLAUCESCENS; DISTYLIUM RACEMOSUM; QUERCUS MIYAGII; RAPANEA; RAPANEA NERIIFOLIA; SCHIMA WALLICHII; SYMPLOCOS; SYMPLOCOS CONFUSA;

EID: 21244478329     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-8069-5     Document Type: Article

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