Contribution of a liana species, Mucuna macrocarpa Wall., to litterfall production and nitrogen input in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Kusumoto, Buntarou ^a   Enoki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual litterfall; Nitrogen; Okinawa Island; Spatial heterogeneity; Topography; Woody vines

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; TOPOGRAPHY;

LIANA SPECIES; MUCUNA MACROCARPA; OKINAWA ISLAND; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; WOODY VINES;

BIODIVERSITY;

EVERGREEN FOREST; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOPOGRAPHY; VINE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

MACROCARPA; MUCUNA; MUCUNA MACROCARPA;

EID: 38349122483     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-007-0046-4     Document Type: Article

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