Rate of litter decay and litter macroinvertebrates in limed and unlimed forests of the Adirondack Mountains, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 254-260

  McCay, Timothy S ^a   Cardelús, Catherine L ^a   Neatrour, Matthew A ^a,b  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Decomposition; Forest liming; Litter decay; Soil animals

Indexed keywords

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; CALCIUM CONTENT; FOREST LIMING; LITTER DECAY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; SOIL ANIMAL; SUBSTRATE QUALITY; TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; LIME;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

ABUNDANCE; ACID DEPOSITION; CALCIUM; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; LIMING; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SOIL FAUNA;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DECAY; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; LIME;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; DIPLOPODA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 84878684508     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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