Decomposition of fine woody debris in a deciduous forest in North Carolina

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-206

  Fasth, Becky G ^a   Harmon, Mark E ^a   Sexton, Jay ^a   White, Peter ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

branches; decomposition rate; dual exponential model; fine woody debris; lag exponential model; single exponential model size effect; species effect; temperate forest

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DIAMETER; DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE; SOIL SURFACE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; WOODY DEBRIS;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CARYA; CARYA TOMENTOSA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 80051871986     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/TORREY-D-10-00009.1     Document Type: Article

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