Litterfall and forest floor dynamics in Eucalyptus pilularis forests

Austral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 192-199

  Turner, John ^a   Lambert, Marcia J ^a  

^a Forsci Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronosequences; Decomposition; Forest floor; Litter; Litterfall; Plantations; Regrowth forests

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTERFALL; PLANTATION; SECONDARY FOREST;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS;

EID: 2342596573     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2002.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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