Does thinning affect litterfall, litter decomposition, and associated nutrient release in Acacia mangium stands of Kerala in peninsular India?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 792-801

  Kunhamu, T K ^a   Kumar, B M ^a   Viswanath, S ^b  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREAS; C SEQUESTRATIONS; DECAY RATES; INVERSE RELATIONSHIPS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LITTER BAGS; LITTER DECOMPOSITIONS; LITTERFALL; LITTERFALL PRODUCTIONS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT FLUXES; NUTRIENT RELEASE; RANDOM GRIDS; SOIL ORGANIC C; STAND DENSITIES; THINNING INTENSITIES; THINNING TREATMENTS; WET SEASONS;

DECAY (ORGANIC); NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; BASAL AREA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY PRACTICE; LEGUME; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; THINNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM;

EID: 65349178952     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-008     Document Type: Article

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