Effects of experimental fires on litter decomposition in a seasonally dry Amazonian forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 657-663

  Silveira, Juliana M ^a,b   Barlow, Jos ^b,c   Krusche, Alex V ^d   Orwin, Kate H ^c   Balch, Jennifer K ^e,f   Moutinho, Paulo ^g  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA)   (Brazil)

^e WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amaznia IPAM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Arthropods; Brazil; Decomposition; Fire; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DECOMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL FAUNA; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 74049095491     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990150     Document Type: Article

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