Influence of forest floor type on rates of litter decomposition in microcosms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 1996, Pages 1319-1325

  Prescott, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; FOREST FLOOR; LEAF LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; SOIL FAUNA;

EID: 0030251152     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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