Organic matter dynamics in beech and pine stands of mountainous Mediterranean climate area

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 667-677

  Santa Regina, Ignacio ^a   Tarazona, Teresa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Fagus sylvatica; Forest ecosystems; Litter fall; Pinus sylvestris; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000070447     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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