Changes in litter decomposition and soil organic carbon in a reforested tropical deciduous cover (India)

Ecological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-248

  Mehta, Nirav ^a   Dinakaran, J ^a   Patel, Shrena ^a   Laskar, A H ^b   Yadava, M G ^b   Ramesh, R ^b   Krishnayya, N S R ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; k value; Stand replacement; Tropical soils; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST SOIL; LEAF LITTER; REACTION RATE; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL SOIL; VEGETATION COVER;

INDIA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 84874719841     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-1011-z     Document Type: Article

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