The Contribution of Litterfall to Net Primary Production During Secondary Succession in the Boreal Forest

Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 830-844

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Brant, Amber N ^a   Seedre, Meelis ^a,b   Brassard, Brian W ^a   Taylor, Anthony R ^a,c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fire; Litterfall; Logging; Net primary productivity; Species composition; Stand age; succession

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BOREAL FOREST; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIRE HISTORY; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; LOGGING (TIMBER); NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; STAND STRUCTURE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84994750421     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-0063-2     Document Type: Article

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