Edge effects on moisture reduce wood decomposition rate in a temperate forest

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 698-707

  Crockatt, Martha E ^a,b   Bebber, Daniel P ^c  

^a EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coarse woody debris; CWD; Edge effects; Forest fragment; Fragmentation; Wood decay; Woodland

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

ANALYSIS; FOREST; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOOD;

ENGLAND; FORESTS; MICROCLIMATE; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 84923261964     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12676     Document Type: Article

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