Soil organic matter in European forest floors in relation to stand characteristics and environmental factors

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 274-283

  Gärdenäs, Annemieke I ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal; Humus layer; Litter; Stand age; Temperate; Tree genus

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

EID: 0031752602     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589809382985     Document Type: Article

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