FOREST LITTER DECOMPOSITION AS AFFECTED BY EUCALYPTUS STAND AGE AND TOPOGRAPHY IN SOUTH-EASTERN BRAZIL1

Forest litter decomposition is a major process in returning nutrients to soils and thus promoting wood productivity in the humid tropic. This study aimed to assess decomposition of eucalypt litter in the Rio Doce region, Brazil. Leaf litter was sampled under clonal eucalypt stands aged 2, 4 and 6 ye...

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Main Authors: Alba Lucia Araujo Skorupa, Nairam Félix de Barros, Júlio César Lima Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Investigações Florestais 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Árvore
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622015000601055&lng=en&tlng=en