Mineralization and humification of Dactylis glomerata litter in field experiment excluding macroarthropods

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-310

  Kusinska, A ^a   Kajak, A ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Grass litter; Grassland; Humifacation; Macroarthropods; Mineralization; Sandy substratum

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GRASSLAND SOIL; HUMIFICATION; MESOCOSM; MINERALIZATION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033713968     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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