Decomposition of leaf and root litter along topographic gradients following Hurricane Hugo, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico.


Decay rate and substrate quality of fine roots and foliage of two tropical tree species in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico Janine Bloomfield, Kristiina A. Vogt and Daniel J. Vogt. Plant and Soil 150 233-245. 1993

Topographic comparison of each plant species and tissue

Dacryodes excelsa - leaves [Tabonuco] Dacryodes excelsa - roots
Prestoea montana - leaves [Sierra palm] Prestoea montana - roots

Plant species and tissue comparison at different topographic locations

Stream Riparian
Upslope