Fragmentation process of leaf litter in Mull-type organic soil

Nihon Ringakkai Shi/Journal of the Japanese Forestry Society

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 196-200

  Osono, T ^a   Takeda, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nitrogen ratio; Decomposition; Fragmentation; Leaf litter; Mull type organic soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345765297     PISSN: 0021485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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