High-frequency fire alters C : N : P stoichiometry in forest litter

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2321-2331

  Toberman, Hannah ^a,d   Chen, Chengrong ^a   Lewis, Tom ^b   Elser, James J ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Horticulture and Forestry Science Agri Science Queensland Department of Agriculture Fishery and Forestry   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Litter decomposition; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen limitation; Phosphorus limitation; Prescribed fires; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST FIRE; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; STOICHIOMETRY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FIRE; FOREST; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL;

CARBON; ENVIRONMENT; FIRES; FORESTS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; QUEENSLAND; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84901930340     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12432     Document Type: Article

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