Estimation of leaf-litter production by dicotyledonous plants in grasslands

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-24

  Benton, Timothy G ^a,c   Rushton, Stephen P ^b   Hassall, Mark ^a   Tufton, Jo E ^a   Sanderson, Roy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dicotyledonous leaf litter; Food quality; Grassland; Litter production; Macrodecomposer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032436320     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(99)80002-8     Document Type: Article

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