Lignin decomposition in decaying leaves of Fagus sylvatica L. and needles of Abies alba mill

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-106

  Rutigliano, Flora Angela ^a   De Santo, Amalia Virzo ^a   Berg, Björn ^b   Alfani, Anna ^a   Fioretto, Antonietta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES ALBA; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

BEECH; DECOMPOSITION; LIGNIN; SILVER FIR;

ITALY, CAMPANIA, CAMPANIA APENNINES, MOUNT TABURNO;

EID: 0029666847     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(95)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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