Actual litter decomposition rates in salt marshes measured using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-163

  Bouchard, Virginie ^a   Gillon, Dominique ^b   Joffre, Richard ^b   Lefeuvre, Jean Claude ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; NIRS; Salt marshes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NEAR INFRARED; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SALTMARSH; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037691518     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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