Dynamics of phosphorus and nitrogen through litter fall and decomposition in a tropical mangrove forest

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 524-534

  Ramos e Silva, Carlos A ^a   Oliveira, Sérgio R ^a,b   Rêgo, Ronaldo D P ^a,c   Mozeto, Antonio A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Litter fall; Mangrove; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Rhizophora mangle

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS;

LITTER FALL; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

FORESTRY;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; MANGROVE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SHRUB; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST; HYDROLOGY; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TIDE;

BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

DECAY; FOREST LITTER; MANGROVE; PHOSPHORUS;

BRAZIL; POTENGI RIVER; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 34548137012     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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