Litter decomposition in temperate peatland ecosystems: The effect of substrate and site

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 949-963

  Moore, Tim R ^a   Bubier, Jill L ^b   Bledzki, Leszek ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog; Fen; Moss; Roots; Sedge; Shrub

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; BOG; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; FEN; LITTER; MOSS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND; ROOT; SEDGE; SHRUB; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRYOPHYTA; CAREX; CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA; SPHAGNUM; TRACHEOPHYTA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 37749052325     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9064-5     Document Type: Article

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