Decomposition of Quercus petraea litter: Influence of burial, comminution and earthworms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1989-2000

  McInerney, M ^a   Bolger, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bacterial plate counts; Carbon; Earthworm casts; Fungi; Moisture content; Nitrogen; Organic matter stabilization; Respiration; Seasonal factors

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON MINERALIZATION; EARTHWORM; FOREST SOIL; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MOISTURE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TREATMENT;

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; FOREST SOIL; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0034507744     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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