Variability of above-ground litter inputs alters soil physicochemical and biological processes: A meta-analysis of litterfall-manipulation experiments

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7423-7433

  Xu, S ^a,b   Liu, L L ^b   Sayer, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LITTER; LITTERFALL; META-ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 84888181794     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7423-2013     Document Type: Article

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