Modelling the effects of litter decomposition on tree diversity patterns

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2784-2792

  Mazzoleni, Stefano ^a   Bonanomi, Giuliano ^a   Giannino, Francesco ^a   Incerti, Guido ^b   Dekker, Stefan C ^c   Rietkerk, Max ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity gradient; Latitudinal gradient; Litter phytotoxicity; Soilborne pathogens; Species richness; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY GRADIENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; LITTER PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; FORESTRY;

TROPICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COEXISTENCE; DATA SET; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOODED SOIL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LITERACY; MANGROVE; PATHOGEN; PHYTOTOXICITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

DIVERSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; FOREST LITTER; GRADIENT; PATHOGENS; TOXICITY;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77957307369     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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