Litter quality in a north European transect versus carbon storage potential

Plant and Soil

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-92

  Berg, Björn ^a   Meentemeyer, Vernon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Climate change; Humus; Lignin; Litter; Nitrogen; Sequesteration

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL CARBON;

EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036559048     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019637807021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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