Impact of species diversity, stand age and environmental factors on leaf litter decomposition in subtropical forests in China

Background and aims Tree diversity is considered to influence decomposition either by changing environmental conditions or by non-additive litter mixture effects. Thus, we examined the influence of tree species richness, forest age and environmental factors on single-species decomposition, and teste...

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Main Authors: Trogisch, S, He, J, Hector, A, Scherer-Lorenzen, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Verlag 2016