Linkages between plant litter diversity, soil microbial biomass and ecosystem function in temperate grasslands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 317-321

  Bardgett, Richard D ^a   Shine, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; LITTER; PLANT;

EID: 0032982443     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00121-7     Document Type: Article

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