A canopy trimming experiment in Puerto Rico: The response of litter decomposition and nutrient release to canopy opening and debris deposition in a subtropical wet forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 332, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-46

  González, Grizelle ^a   Lodge, D Jean ^b   Richardson, Barbara A ^c   Richardson, Michael J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b Center for Forest Mycology Research USDA Forest Service   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Manipulative experiment; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient release; Subtropical forest

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; DEBRIS; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTS; FORESTRY; HURRICANE EFFECTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; NUTRIENTS; TRIMMING;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT RELEASE; SUBTROPICAL FORESTS;

ALUMINUM;

ARTHROPOD; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; DIVERSITY INDEX; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOREST CANOPY; HURRICANE; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; LUQUILLO MOUNTAINS; PUERTO RICO;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 84918807952     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.024     Document Type: Article

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