Ash tree leaf litter (Fraxinus excelsior L.) breakdown in two different biotopes and streams

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 508-518

  Fleituch, Tadeusz ^a   Leichtfried, Maria ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ash tree; Biotopes; Chemical composition; Leaf breakdown; Stream

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; STREAM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AUSTRIA; BESKYDY MOUNTAINS; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOWER AUSTRIA; WORLD;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 11944252432     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200410770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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