Decomposition of tree leaf litter on pavement: Implications for urban water quality

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 369-385

  Hobbie, Sarah E ^a   Baker, Lawrence A ^a   Buyarski, Christopher ^a   Nidzgorski, Daniel ^a   Finlay, Jacques C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf litter decomposition; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Street tree; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901252713     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0329-9     Document Type: Article

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