On variation in forest floor thickness across four red pine plantations in Pennsylvania, USA

Plant and Soil

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 57-69

  Koide, Roger T ^a   Shumway, Durland L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Decomposition; Forest soils; Litter quality; Mycorrhiza; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Saprotrophic microorganisms; Tannins

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEPTH; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; PLANTATION;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 0034063412     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004748220856     Document Type: Article

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