Response of litter decomposition to simulated N deposition in disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forests in subtropical China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 135-151

  Mo, Jiangming ^a   Brown, Sandra ^b   Xue, Jinghua ^a   Fang, Yunting ^a   Li, Zhian ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WINROCK INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Disturbance; Forest succession; Litter decomposition; Nitrogen deposition; Response; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33745513656     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5446-7     Document Type: Article

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