Decomposition of beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce needles (Picea abies) in pure and mixed stands of beech and spruce

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Albers, Derk ^a   Migge, Sonja ^a   Schaefer, Matthias ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beech; Decomposition; Forest; Leaves; Litter bag; Microbial biomass; Needles; Respiration; Specific respiration; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECOMPOSITION; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BASAL RESPIRATION; SPRUCE NEEDLES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATION;

ABIES; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0842267506     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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