Air-drying depresses rates of leaf litter decomposition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 403-412

  Taylor, Barry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Taylor Mazier Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DECOMPOSITION; DRYING; PLANT LEAF;

ACCURACY; AIR DRYING; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE; LEAF LITTER;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ALNUS CRISPA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0032033761     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00126-0     Document Type: Article

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