Journal article
Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in woodland and wetland conditions along a forest to wetland hillslope
ISRN Soil Science, Vol.2012, Article ID 346850
2012
Abstract
Leaf litters of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Sm.) and banksia (Banksia menziesii R. Br.) were decomposed at woodland and wetland conditions for two years to test site influence on the rates of decomposition. Weight loss was rapid in early rains but slowed substantially in the following months, resulting in 2/3 to 1/2 weights remaining after two years of field exposure. Litter weight loss was well described by a two-substrate quality decay model (
Details
- Title
- Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in woodland and wetland conditions along a forest to wetland hillslope
- Authors/Creators
- S. Qiu (Author/Creator)A.J. McComb (Author/Creator)R.W. Bell (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- ISRN Soil Science, Vol.2012, Article ID 346850
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Identifiers
- 991005540568907891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Song Qiu et al.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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