Plant functional group identity differentially affects leaf and root decomposition

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3075-3084

  Mclaren, Jennie R ^a   Turkington, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Decomposition; Ecosystem function; Fertilization; Long term decomposition; Mycorrhizae; Removal experiment; Root decomposition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGICIDE; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

POACEAE;

EID: 77957310741     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02151.x     Document Type: Article

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