Impacts of tree species diversity on litter decomposition in northern temperate forests of Wisconsin, USA: A multi-site experiment along a latitudinal gradient

Plant and Soil

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 147-159

  Madritch, Michael D ^a   Cardinale, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Litter decomposition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT LOSS; ORGANIC MATTER; RECYCLING; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; MALVACEAE; TILIA AMERICANA;

EID: 33947504646     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9209-5     Document Type: Article

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