Litter decomposition promotes differential feedbacks in an oligotrophic southern Everglades wetland

Plant Ecology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-82

  Troxler, Tiffany G ^a   Childers, Daniel L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Decay rate; Heterogeneity; Linear regression; Mineralization; Phosphorus; Tree islands

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HETEROGENEITY; LEAF LITTER; LITTER; MARSH; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; WATER FLOW; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO;

EID: 57349097252     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9405-2     Document Type: Article

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