Effects of reduced N deposition on litter decomposition and N cycling in two N saturated forests in the Netherlands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-151

  Koopmans, C J ^a   Tietema, A ^a   Verstraten, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; NETHERLANDS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

ATMOPSHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN CYCLING; PINE FOREST;

NETHERLANDS;

PINACEAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0344653599     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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