Elevated CO2 affects field decomposition rate and palatability of tree leaf litter: Importance of changes in substrate quality

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1565-1571

  Cotrufo, M Francesca ^a   Briones, María Jesús I ^b   Ineson, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; PALATABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; SOLAR DOME;

CARBON DIOXIDE INCREASE; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; ONISCUS ASELLUS;

EID: 0032192642     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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