Mineralization ratios of nitrogen and phosphorus from decomposing litter in temperate versus tropical forests

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 335-346

  Marklein, Alison R ^a,b   Winbourne, Joy B ^a,c   Enders, Sara K ^a   Gonzalez, David J X ^a,d   van Huysen, Tiff L ^a   Izquierdo, Jorge E ^a   Light, Derrick R ^a   Liptzin, Daniel ^a,e   Miller, Kimberley E ^a,f   Morford, Scott L ^a   Norton, Robert A ^a   Houlton, Benjamin Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 84959106052     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12414     Document Type: Article

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