Decomposition of eucalypt and alder mixtures: Responses to variation in evenness

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ^a   Canhoto, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Evenness; Fungi; Invertebrates; Microbial activity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; INVERTEBRATE; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; STREAM; TRADE-OFF;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 62549088778     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0173-0293     Document Type: Article

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