Long-term effects of mineral amendments on soil fauna and humus in an acid beech forest floor

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 245-252

  Deleporte, Simone ^a   Tillier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Acidic beech forest; Fertilization; Humus morphology; Liming; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; MINERAL ALTERATION; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NUTRIENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 0033553894     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00505-2     Document Type: Article

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