How does a tree species influence litter decomposition? Separating the relative contribution of litter quality, litter mixing, and forest floor conditions

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 465-475

  Laganière, Jérôme ^a,b   Paré, David ^b   Bradley, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPEN STANDS; BLACK SPRUCE; DECOMPOSERS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; FOLIAR LITTERS; FOREST FLOORS; LINEAR MODEL; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTER QUALITY; MICROCOSM APPROACHES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT MINERALIZATION; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SPRUCE LITTER; SPRUCE STANDS; TREE SPECIES; TREMBLING ASPEN;

FLOORS; NUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; DECAY; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FOREST LITTER; NUTRIENTS; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; TREES;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 77949634231     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-208     Document Type: Article

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