Hardwood mixtures facilitate leaf litter decomposition and soil nitrogen mineralization in conifer plantations
Chie Masuda, Hitoshi Kanno, Kazuhiko Masaka, Yumena Morikawa, Masanori Suzuki, Chika Tada, Seiji Hayashi, Kenji Seiwa
Topics & Concepts
HardwoodPlant litterThinningMineralization (soil science)NitrogenLitterNitrogen cycleBotanyAgronomyNutrient cycleAceraceaeNutrientChemistryEnvironmental scienceEcologyBiologyMapleOrganic chemistryEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies