Plant litter quality influences the contribution of soil fauna to litter decomposition in humid tropical forests, southwestern China

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 910-918

  Yang, Xiaodong ^a   Chen, Jin ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

C and N remaining; C N ratio; Fauna effect; Humid tropical forests; Litter bag; Litter decomposition; Soil fauna community; Xishuangbanna

Indexed keywords

C AND N REMAINING; C/N RATIO; FAUNA EFFECT; HUMID TROPICAL FORESTS; LITTER BAG; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; SOIL FAUNA COMMUNITY; XISHUANGBANNA;

ASTROPHYSICS; BIOMASS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; RAIN; SOILS; TROPICS;

ANIMALS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMID TROPICS; LITTER; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL FAUNA; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; DECAY; FLOORS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; HUMIDIFICATION; RAIN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349116782     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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