The litter fall production, decomposition and subsequent nutrient release of Carrisa edulis, Juniperus procera, Maytenus obscura and Olea europaea was monitored in the dry Afromontane forest of Northern Ethiopia by collecting abscised leaves using litter trap with a 192 litter bags in a randomised complete block design and collected monthly for 8 months where leaf mass and nutrient release of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) were monitored. J. procera had the highest litter fall production. C. edulis had the highest leaf mass loss (27%) followed by M. obscura (22%) and the lowest was from J. procera (9%). The leaf of J. procera had significantly higher C content (p
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.2019.1598060Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2019
Authors
Birhane, E.; Desalegn, T.; Kebede, F.; Giday, K.; Hishe, H.; Hadgu, K.M.
Language
English
Keywords
decision making, land use
Geographic
Ethiopia
