A model of litter decomposition and accumulation in grassland ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 75-80

  Yin, Chengjun ^a,b   Huang, Dehua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Decomposition; Grassland ecosystems; Litter

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM; LITTER ACCUMULATION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0029728953     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00133-2     Document Type: Article

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