Respiration and nutrient release from tree leaf litter mixtures

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 527-538

  McTiernan, Kevin B ^a   Ineson, Philip ^a   Coward, Paul A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETULACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0030975996     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545614     Document Type: Article

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