Impact of simulated changes in water table depth on ex situ decomposition of leaf litter from a neotropical peatland

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-226

  Wright, E L ^a   Black, C R ^a   Cheesman, A W ^b   Turner, B L ^b   Sjogersten S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Nutrient cycling; Tropical peatland; Vegetation communities

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FLOODING; LEAF LITTER; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PEATLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; WATER TABLE;

CAMPNOSPERMA; CYPERUS; RAPHIA TAEDIGERA;

EID: 84902478886     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0369-6     Document Type: Article

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