Effect of temperature and litter quality on decomposition rate of Pinus patula needle litter

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 180-193

  Salah, Yasin M S ^a,b   Scholes, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Camco Advisory Services (K) Ltd   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Decomposition rate; Litter quality; Needle litter; Pinus patula; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); NEEDLES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; TEMPERATURE;

DECOMPOSITION RATE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; LITTER DECOMPOSITION RATES; LITTER QUALITY; NEEDLE LITTER; PINUS PATULA;

FORESTRY;

PINUS PATULA;

EID: 84857425402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.05.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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