Review and synthesis of experimental data on organic matter decomposition with respect to the effect of temperature, moisture, and acidity

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-40

  Walse, Charlotte ^a   Berg, Björn ^b   Sverdrup, Harald ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidification; Aluminum; Decomposition; Model; pH

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0002718718     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a98-001     Document Type: Review

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