Thinning affects Pinus sylvestris needle decomposition rates and chemistry differently depending on site conditions

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-414

  Blanco, Juan A ^a,b   Imbert, J Bosco ^a   Castillo, Federico J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaf litter decomposition; Mediterranean pine forest; Nitrogen mineralization; Nutrient cycling; Thinning

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CALCIUM; CELLULOSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RAINFALL; REACTION RATE; SENESCENCE; THINNING;

PYRENEES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 81855175389     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9518-2     Document Type: Article

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