Leaf litter decomposition in the pure and mixed plantations of Cunninghamia lanceolata and Michelia macclurei in subtropical China

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-377

  Wang, Qingkui ^a   Wang, Silong ^a,b   Huang, Yu ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Huitong National Research Station of Forest Ecosystem   (China)

^c Hunan Science and Technology Office of National Defence   (China)

Author keywords

Home field advantage; Litter decomposition; Litter mixing; Subtropical region

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; REACTION RATE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; MICHELIA MACCLUREI;

EID: 61349091690     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0338-7     Document Type: Article

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