Decomposition and nutrient release from four epiphytic lichen litters in sub-boreal spruce forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1473-1484

  Campbell, Jocelyn ^a   Fredeen, Arthur L ^b   Prescott, Cindy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; DECAY RATE; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; LITTERFALLS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT RELEASE; SPRUCE FOREST;

DECAY (ORGANIC); NUTRIENTS; VEHICLES;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GREEN ALGA; LICHEN; LITTER; LITTERFALL; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ANATOMY; DECAY; ESTIMATES; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; LICHENS; NUTRIENTS; PICEA; VEHICLES;

ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA; ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; NEPHROMA HELVETICUM; PICEA; PLATISMATIA GLAUCA; PULMONARIA;

EID: 77955134838     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-071     Document Type: Article

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