Responses of litter decomposition and nutrient release to simulated nitrogen deposition in an evergreen broad-leaved forest in southwestern Sichuan

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2167-2172

  Song, Xue Gui ^a   Hu, Ting Xing ^a   Xian, Jun Ren ^a   Li, Wei ^b   Wu, Wei Guo ^a   Xiao, Chun Lian ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Evergreen broad leaved forest; Litter decomposition; Nitrogen deposition; Nutrient release; Southwest Sichuan

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN FOREST; LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ARTICLE; CHINA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; TIME; TREE;

CARBON; CHINA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 37149002121     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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