Chemical transformations of deadwood and foliar litter of mixed boreal species during decomposition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 772-788

  Strukelj, Manuella ^a   Brais, Suzanne ^a   Quideau, Sylvie A ^b   Oh, Se Woung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; ASPEN WOOD; BALSAM FIR; BOREAL FORESTS; CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONYL CARBON; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CUPRIC OXIDE OXIDATION; FOLIAR LITTERS; FOREST FLOORS; LIGNIN CONCENTRATION; LIGNIN MONOMER; LITTERBAGS; MASS LOSS; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; TREMBLING ASPEN; WHITE SPRUCE; WOOD MATERIALS;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; FORESTRY; LIGNIN; PHENOLS;

WOOD;

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEAD WOOD; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LEAF LITTER; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOIL CARBON;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; FORESTRY; LIGNINS; PHENOLS; WOOD;

CANADA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84859034709     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-027     Document Type: Article

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