Relocation of carbon from decaying litter in drained peat soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1529-1536

  Domisch, Timo ^b   Finér, Leena ^a   Karsisto, Marjut ^a   Laiho, Raija ^b   Laine, Jukka ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Vantaa Research Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON; DENSITY; INCUBATION; LITTER; PEAT; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PEAT SOIL;

EID: 0032192690     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00233-2     Document Type: Article

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