Effects of leaf litter mixtures on the decomposition of Quercus serrata and Pinus densiflora using field and laboratory microcosm methods

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-73

  Salamanca, Eric F ^a   Kaneko, Nobuhiro ^a   Katagiri, Shigeo ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Decomposition; Litterbags; Microcosms; Mixed leaf litter; Nitrogen; Respiration

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

PINUS DENSIFLORA; QUERCUS SERRATA;

EID: 0032005608     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(97)10020-9     Document Type: Article

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