Field decomposition of leaf litters: Relationships between decomposition rates and soil moisture, soil temperature and earthworm activity

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 783-793

  Cortez, J ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; LEAF LITTER; SOIL POLLUTION;

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM ACTIVITY; LEAF LITTER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL MOSITURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

CASTANEA SATIVA; FAGUS SYLVATICA; OLIGOCHAETA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 0031808653     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00163-6     Document Type: Article

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