Leaf litter decomposition and substrate chemistry of early successional species on landslides in Puerto Rico

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-353

  Shiels, Aaron B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecropia schreberiana; Cyathea arborea; Decomposition; Disturbance; Foliar chemistry; Landslides; Lignin; Litter quality; Puerto Rico; Succession

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FERN; LANDSLIDE; LEAF LITTER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LUQUILLO MOUNTAINS; PUERTO RICO;

CECROPIA; CECROPIA SCHREBERIANA; CYATHEA; CYATHEA ARBOREA; CYATHEACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; URTICACEAE;

EID: 33646473281     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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