Litter decomposition was retarded by understory removal but was unaffected by thinning in a Chinese fir [Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook] plantation
Renshan Li, Xin Guan, Jianming Han, Yanzhao Zhang, Weidong Zhang, Jiao Wang, Yanqing Huang, Ming Xu, Longchi Chen, Silong Wang, Qingpeng Yang
Topics & Concepts
UnderstorySoil mesofaunaThinningLitterCunninghamiaPlant litterAgronomyEnvironmental scienceBotanyChemistryBiologyEcologySoil biologyEcosystemSoil waterCanopySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesFire effects on ecosystems