Effects of forest type and stand age on litterfall quality and soil N dynamics in Shikoku district, southern Japan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Inagaki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Miura, Satoru ^a   Kohzu, Ayato ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Lignin N ratio; Litterfall; N mineralization; Stand development

Indexed keywords

LEAF-LITTER QUALITY; MINERALIZATION RATE;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; LIGNIN; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; SOILS; WATER RESOURCES;

FORESTRY;

LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETATION TYPE;

ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; LIGNINS; SOIL; WATER RESOURCES;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; SHIKOKU;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CUPRESSUS; PINUS DENSIFLORA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 6344280165     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.029     Document Type: Article

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