Nature and nurture in the dynamics of C, N and P during litter decomposition in Canadian forests

Plant and Soil

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-175

  Moore, Tim R ^a   Trofymow, J A ^b   Prescott, Cindy E ^c   Titus, B D ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C:N:P quotients; Carbon; Decomposition; Ecological stoichiometry; Forests; Litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONVERGENCE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SUBARCTIC REGION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 78651458048     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0563-3     Document Type: Article

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