Elevated CO2 reduces field decomposition rates of Betula pendula (Roth.) leaf litter

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 525-530

  Cotrufo, M F ^a   Ineson, P ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Decomposition; Elevated CO2; Lignin N; N fertilization

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA; BETULACEAE;

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER;

EID: 0029661201     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329711     Document Type: Article

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