Effects of climate change on leaf litter decomposition across post-fire plant regenerative groups

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-282

  Saura Mas, S ^a   Estiarte, M ^a   Penuelas J ^a   Lloret, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decomposition rate; Drought; Leaf litter; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Resprouting; Warming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GLOBAL WARMING; LEAF LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TAXONOMY; WOODY PLANT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84855782281     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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