Decomposition of organic matter from 36 soils in a long-term pot experiment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-301

  Wadman, W P ^a,b   De Haan, S ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AVEBE UA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decomposition rate; Soil organic matter turnover; Soil type

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION RATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; TURNOVER;

EID: 0030612982     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004228127741     Document Type: Article

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