Ten-year decomposition in a loblolly pine forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2231-2235

  Binkley, Dan ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIBERS;

LOBLOLLY PINE FOREST;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0037001063     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-136     Document Type: Article

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