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Short-term disappearance of foliar litter in three species before and after a hurricane
Author(s): N. H. Sullivan, W. B. Bowden and W. H. McDowell
Month: Sep
Year: 1999
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Biotropica
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Pages: 382-393
Article Topic(s): Disturbance, Nutrients
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Cyrilla racemiflora (Titi),
Abstract
Examines the disappearance of leaf litter before and after Hurricane Hugo in the Luqillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico. Cyrilla racemiflora decayed at a low rate and immobilized available nitrogen, perhaps due to the low nitrogen and high lignin levels in leaves of this species.Suggested Citation
N. H. Sullivan, W. B. Bowden and W. H. McDowell. "Short-term disappearance of foliar litter in three species before and after a hurricane." Biotropica 31.3 (1999): 382-393.Go back