Global pattern of leaf litter nitrogen and phosphorus in woody plants

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Kang, Hongzhang ^a   Xin, Zaijun ^a,b   Berg, Björn ^c,d   Burgess, Paul J ^e   Liu, Qunlu ^a   Liu, Zhicheng ^a   Li, Zhaohua ^b   Liu, Chunjiang ^a,f  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Climate; Leaf litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AFRICA; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 80051684988     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010047     Document Type: Article

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