C and N mineralization in an acid forest soil along a gap-stand gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 923-932

  Bauhus, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0030185167     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00066-1     Document Type: Article

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