Modeling forest leaf-litter decomposition and N mineralization in litterbags, placed across Canada: A 5-model comparison

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 219, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 342-360

  Zhang, C F ^a   Meng, F R ^a   Bhatti, J S ^b   Trofymow, J A ^b   Arp, Paul A ^a  

^a Fac of Forest and Environ Mgmt   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Forest litter type; Modeling; Nitrogen mineralization; Organic matter decomposition

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CLIMATE; FOREST LITTER TYPE; MODELING; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION;

MINERALOGY;

CALIBRATION; CARBON CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 55249094774     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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