Dominant effects of litter substrate quality on the difference between leaf and root decomposition process above- and belowground

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2224-2230

  Fujii, Saori ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chamaecyparis obtusa; Decomposition; Fine roots; Nutrient dynamics; Organic chemical composition

Indexed keywords

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FINE ROOTS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HOLOCELLULOSE; LEAF DECOMPOSITIONS; LEAF LITTER; LITTERBAGS; MASS LOSS RATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPONENTS; ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; POLYPHENOLS; SOIL SURFACES; SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES; SUBSTRATE QUALITY;

CARBOHYDRATES; ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOLS; SOILS;

DECOMPOSITION;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; HUMUS; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ROOT; SUBSTRATE;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 78650219116     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.022     Document Type: Article

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