Litter decomposition in tropical plantations: Impact of climate and substrate quality

Indian Forester

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 599-608

  Pande, P K ^a  

^a Ctr Forest Res Hum Rsrc Devmt   (India)

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