Use of a modified litterbag technique for the study of litter mixtures

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-64

  Dalias, Panagiotis ^a   Mprezetou, Irini ^a   Troumbis, Andreas Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Litter mixtures; Litterbags

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0037662832     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(03)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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