Decomposition of coarse woody debris, and methods for determining decay rates

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-240

  Garrett, Loretta ^a   Davis, Murray ^a   Oliver, Graeme ^a  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Coarse woody debris; Decay rate; Decomposition; Roots; Time series

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIODIVERSITY; DEBRIS; DECAY (ORGANIC); ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS;

WOOD;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANTATION; ROOT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION; SLASH; TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WOOD DECAY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 34547821886     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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