Litterfall, carbon and nitrogen cycling in a southern hemisphere conifer forest dominated by kauri (Agathis australis) during drought

Plant Ecology

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 247-262

  Macinnis Ng, Cate ^a   Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agathis australis; Carbon cycle; Drought adaptations; Gymnosperm; Litter biomass; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922105973     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-014-0432-x     Document Type: Article

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