Herbivory differentially alters plant litter dynamics of evergreen and deciduous trees

Oikos

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 566-574

  Chapman, Samantha K ^a   Whitham, Thomas G ^b,d   Powell, Merriam ^b,d   Schweitzer, Jennifer A ^b,c  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; HERBIVORY; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT;

EID: 33845654904     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14676.x     Document Type: Review

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