Cellulose decomposition rates and soil arthropod community in a Pinus halepensis Mill. forest of Greece after a wildfire

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-64

  Radea, Canella ^a   Arianoutsou, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cellulose mass loss; Decomposition; Greece; Mediterranean; Mesh bags; Pine forest; Soil arthropods; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 0033849846     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(00)01045-1     Document Type: Article

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