The responsive C and N biogeochemistry of the temperate forest floor

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 316-320

  Currie, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; GEOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; REVIEW; TURNOVER TIME;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033178910     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01645-6     Document Type: Review

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