Decomposition in an Amazonian rain forest after experimental litter addition in small plots

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-576

  Höfer, Hubert ^a   Martius, Christopher ^b   Beck, Ludwig ^a  

^a Abteilung Zoologie Staatliches Mus für Naturkunde   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazon; arthropod density; decomposition; leaf litter addition; tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; COLLEMBOLA;

EID: 0030449777     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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