Field study of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and melojo oak (Quercus pyrenaica willd) leaf litter decomposition in the centre of the Iberian peninsula

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-100

  Pardo, Fernando ^a   Gil, Luis ^a   Pardos, Jose Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decay constant; Mixed formations; Nitrogen immobilization; Submediterranean; Summer dryness

Indexed keywords

BEECH; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; MELOJO OAK;

SPAIN;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 0030858533     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004237305438     Document Type: Article

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