Assessing the effects of plant protection products on organic matter breakdown in arable fields - Litter decomposition test systems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1269-1287

  Knacker, Thomas ^a   Förster, Bernhard ^a   Römbke, Jörg ^a   Frampton, Geoff K ^b  

^a ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Litter decomposition; Litter bag; Organic matter breakdown; Plant protection products

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS;

ORGANIC MATTERS (OM);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0141452093     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00219-0     Document Type: Review

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