Nutrient dynamics in decomposing needles of Pinus luchuensis after typhoon disturbance in a subtropical environment

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 707-713

  Xu, Xiaoniu ^a,b  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Litter chemical quality; Needle decomposition; Nutrient release; Pine plantation; Pinus luchuensis; Typhoon impact

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PLANTATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

PINUS LUCHUENSIS;

EID: 33751501078     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006051     Document Type: Article

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