Decomposition and nutrient dynamic of leaf litter and roots from palatable and unpalatable grasses in a semi-arid grassland

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-37

  Moretto, A S ^a   Distel, R A ^a   Didone N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Leaf litter decomposition; Nutrient dynamics; Palatable unpalatable grasses; Root decomposition; Semi arid grasslands

Indexed keywords

POA; POA LIGULARIS; POACEAE; STIPA; STIPA CLARAZII;

EID: 0034893438     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(01)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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