01184naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501110007626000090018752004010019665000170059765000190061465000190063365000220065265000140067465000090068865300110069765300200070870000180072870000150074670000150076170000140077670000160079070000150080670000170082177300440083811575912017-02-22 1993 bl --- 0-- u #d1 aLAVELLE, P. aA hierarchical modelfor decomposition in terrestrial ecosystemsbapplication to soil of the humid tropics. c1993 aA general model is presented in which the dynamics of decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems are determined by a set of hierarchically organized factors which regulate microbial activity at decreasing scales of time and space in thefollowing order: climate - clay mineralogy + nutrient status of soil - quality of decomposing resources - effect of macroorganisms (i.e., roots and inverrebrates). aBiodiversity aBiodiversidade aDecomposição aFloresta Tropical aNutriente aSolo aSavana aTrópico Úmido1 aBLANCHART, E.1 aMARTIN, A.1 aMARTIN, S.1 aSPAIN, A.1 aTOUTAIN, F.1 aBAROIS, I.1 aSCHAEFER, R. tBiotropicagv.25, n.2, p.130-150, 1993.