Exact solutions to the continuous-quality equation for soil organic matter turnover

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-105

  Bosatta, Ernesto ^a   Ågren, Göran I ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon quality; Climate change; Decomposer efficiency; Decomposer growth rate; Decomposition; Dispersion

Indexed keywords

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

DECOMPOSITION; EQUATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISPERSION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0042167613     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00147-4     Document Type: Article

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