Increased atmospheric CO2 and litter quality

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Cotrufo, M Francesca ^a   Berg, Björn ^b   Kratz, Werner ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Chemical composition; Climate change; Decomposition; Plant litter; Substrate quality

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 0002189219     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a97-013     Document Type: Article

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