Decomposition of Chaparral Shrub Foliage: Losses of Organic and Inorganic Constituents from Deciduous and Evergreen Leaves

Chemical analysis of ecological materials.

1974 • 4,451 citations

Energy Storage and the Balance of Producers and Decomposers in Ecological Systems

1963 • 3,579 citations

A Recalibration of the Hydrometer Method for Making Mechanical Analysis of Soils¹

1951 • 1,665 citations

Macroclimate and Lignin Control of Litter Decomposition Rates

1978 • 1,413 citations

Carbon Balance in Terrestrial Detritus

1977 • 1,020 citations

Plant decomposition and soil respiration in terrestrial ecosystems

1977 • 792 citations

Colorimetric Determination of Phosphorus as Molybdivanadophosphoric Acid

1944 • 708 citations

Soil Organic Matter and Its Role in Crop Production

1973 • 662 citations

DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING MECHANICAL ANALYSES OF SOILS BY THE HYDROMETER METHOD

1936 • 612 citations

Nutrient Release From Decomposing Leaf and Branch Litter in the Hubbard Brook Forest, New Hampshire

1973 • 591 citations

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION OF MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE EVERGREEN SCLEROPHYLL SHRUBS

1970 • 416 citations

Effect of habitat and substrate quality on Douglas fir litter decomposition in western Oregon

1977 • 409 citations

Soil Phosphate and Its Role in Molding Segments of the Australian Flora and Vegetation, with Special Reference to Xeromorphy and Sclerophylly

1966 • 385 citations

Photosynthetic rates in relation to nitrogen recycling as an adaptation to nutrient deficiency in peat bog plants

1972 • 381 citations

Addition, Decomposition and Accumulation of Organic Matter in Forests

1968 • 374 citations

Changes in the Chemical Composition of Leaves During Processing in a Woodland Stream

1976 • 352 citations

Effects of Fire on Factors Controlling Plant Growth in Adenostoma Chaparral

1975 • 336 citations

Litter decomposition: measuring relative contributions of organic matter and nitrogen to forest soils

1980 • 314 citations

Primary Production and the Disappearance of Dead Vegetation on an Old Field in Southeastern Michigan

1964 • 300 citations

Phenolic Content of Vegetation in Two African Rain Forests: Ecological Implications

1978 • 298 citations

Soil Organisms and Decomposition in Tundra.

1975 • 263 citations

Litter decomposition in a cool temperate deciduous forest

1976 • 251 citations

Carbon Cycling in a Mixed Deciduous Forest Floor

1977 • 241 citations

Decomposition and Nutrient Exchange of Litter in an Alluvial Swamp Forest

1977 • 238 citations

Root Systems of Some Chaparral Plants in Southern California

1955 • 235 citations

Photosynthetic Systems of Mediterranean-Climate Shrubs and Trees of California and Chile

1970 • 209 citations

The breakdown and decomposition of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa mill.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaf litter in two deciduous woodland soils

1973 • 193 citations

Breakdown of Confined and Nonconfined Oak Litter

1963 • 184 citations

The Loss of Elements from Decomposing Litter

1968 • 176 citations

CHANGES IN LEAF LITTER WHEN PLACED ON THE SURFACE OF SOILS WITH CONTRASTING HUMUS TYPES

1960 • 176 citations

Changes in the Amounts of Dry Matter, Nitrogen, Carbon and Energy in Decomposing Woodland Leaf Litter in Relation to the Activities of the Soil Fauna

1964 • 162 citations

Litter decomposition and nutrient release in Douglas-fir, red alder, western hemlock, and Pacific silver fir ecosystems in western Washington

1980 • 161 citations

Chemical element dynamics in decomposing leaf litter

1978 • 150 citations

Root systems of chaparral shrubs

1977 • 135 citations

The breakdown and decomposition of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaf litter in two deciduous woodland soils

1973 • 134 citations

Drought Relationships and Distribution of Two Mediterranean‐Climate California Plant Communities

1971 • 132 citations

Non-Protein Nitrogen Compounds Associated with Particles of Vascular Plant Detritus

1979 • 121 citations

Nutrient Relations of the Evergreen Shrub, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the California Chaparral

1979 • 116 citations

Biomass, Production, and Changes in the Availability of Light, Water, and Nutrients During the Development of Pure Stands of the Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus Megacarpus, After Fire

1980 • 115 citations

Weight loss and nutrient changes in decomposing litter and forest floor material in New Brunswick forest stands

1978 • 113 citations

A Study of the Rates of Decomposition of Organic Matter

1978 • 102 citations

Changes in the Amount of Nitrogen in Decomposing Leaf Litter of Sessile Oak (Quercus Petraea)

1963 • 100 citations

Detrital Dynamics in a Mature Oak Forest: Hutcheson Memorial Forest, New Jersey

1978 • 99 citations

The Use of Water and Minerals by Evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs in Okefenokee Swamp

1977 • 95 citations

Demographic Studies of the Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus Megacarpus, in the Santa Ynez Mountains, California

1978 • 85 citations

INHIBITION OF DECOMPOSITION OF CELLULOSE AND SOME OTHER CARBOHYDRATES BY TANNIN

1968 • 82 citations

Release of plant nutrients from decomposing leaf litter in a South Swedish beech forest

1980 • 79 citations

THE ORIGIN OF COASTAL SAGE VEGETATION, ALTA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA

1978 • 76 citations

Decomposition and nutrient release in Douglas-fir needle litter in relation to stand development

1979 • 76 citations

Seasonal changes of fine root density in the Southern Californian chaparral

1978 • 74 citations

Carbon flow and storage in a forest ecosystem.

1973 • 68 citations

EFFECT OF PLANT TANNINS ON DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

1966 • 63 citations

Spectrophotometric methods to determine carbohydrates in soil

1978 • 62 citations

Phenolic content and palatability of leaves and wood to soil isopods and diplopods

1978 • 61 citations

SOIL FERTILITY

1955 • 58 citations

The decomposition of organic matter in soil part I. The role of the fauna in decaying grassland herbage

1969 • 49 citations

Soil-Vegetation Relationships in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Southern France

1973 • 48 citations

MAINTENANCE OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER

1950 • 48 citations

INFLUENCE OF COMPOSITION OF PLANT MATERIALS ON PROPERTIES OF THE DECOMPOSED RESIDUES

1948 • 38 citations

Comparison between standard and small orifice raingages

1955 • 37 citations

Annual Production and Disappearance of Detritus on Three South Carolina Old Fields

1975 • 35 citations

Litter decomposition studies using mesh bags: spillage inaccuracies and the effects of repeated artificial drying

1974 • 35 citations

The Nutrient Content of Precipitation, Dry Fallout, and Intercepted Aerosols in the Chaparral of Southern California

1980 • 32 citations

Litter and forest floor of the chaparral in parts of the San Dimas Experimental Forest, California

1955 • 31 citations

Litter fall and litter layer decay in coastal scrub at Sydney, Australia

1977 • 28 citations

THE DECOMPOSITION OF LIGNIFIED MATERIALS BY SOIL MICROÖRGANISMS

1930 • 19 citations

THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES IN BIOGEOGRAPHY

1977 • 7 citations

Decomposition in chaparral.

1977 • 6 citations