Litter decomposition and nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in peatlands and uplands over 12 years in central Canada

Oecologia

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-325

  Moore, Tim R ^a   Trofymow, J A ^b   Siltanen, M ^c   Kozak, L M ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Forests; Nitrogen; Water table; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC MATTER; PEATLAND; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FESCUE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SOIL; SPRUCE; WATER FLOW;

CANADA; FESTUCA; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PICEA; POPULUS; SOIL; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48149112130     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1076-0     Document Type: Article

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