Elevated CO2 increases the long-term decomposition rate of Quercus myrtifolia leaf litter

Global Change Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 568-577

  Hall, Myra C ^a   Stiling, Peter ^b   Moon, Daniel C ^c   Drake, Bert G ^d   Hunter, Mark D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Decomposition; Elevated CO2; Herbivory; Kennedy space center; Litter quality; Mass loss; Nitrate; Quercus myrtifolia

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DECOMPOSITION; HERBIVORY; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AGROMYZIDAE; QUERCUS MYRTIFOLIA;

EID: 33644994827     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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