Litter quality and decomposition in a CO2-enriched Mediterranean forest ecosystem

Plant and Soil

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-41

  De Angelis, Paolo ^a   Chigwerewe, Kesari S ^a   Mugnozza, Giuseppe E Scarascia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decomposition rates; Elevated CO2 ; Litter quality; Mediterranean forest; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON SINK; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0033810603     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004790328560     Document Type: Article

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