How litter quality affects mass loss and N loss from decomposing Sphagnum

Oikos

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 537-547

  Limpens, Juul ^a   Berendse, Frank ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PEATLAND;

SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM PAPILLOSUM;

EID: 0345014887     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12707.x     Document Type: Article

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