Dicranopteris-dominated understory as major driver of intensive forest ecosystem in humid subtropical and tropical region

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-87

  Zhao, Jie ^a,b   Wan, Songze ^a,b   Li, Zhi'an ^a   Shao, Yuanhu ^a   Xu, Guoliang ^a   Liu, Zhanfeng ^a   Zhou, Lixia ^a   Fu, Shenglei ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dicranopteris; Ecological driver; Litter decomposition; Soil decomposer food web; Soil microclimate; Understory

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSERS; DICRANOPTERIS; ECOLOGICAL DRIVER; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; FIELD STUDIES; FOOD WEBS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FLOORS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROARTHROPODES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL FOOD WEB; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TROPICAL REGIONS; UNDERSTORY;

ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FERN; FOOD WEB; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER; MICROCLIMATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OVERSTORY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION; UNDERSTORY;

DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST LITTER; MICROCLIMATES; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

DICRANOPTERIS; FILICOPHYTA; POLYPODIACEAE;

EID: 84862791541     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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