Rapid decomposition of buckthorn litter may change soil nutrient levels

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 108-111

  Heneghan, Liam ^a   Clay, Constance ^a   Brundage, Cynthia ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1242321450     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.20.2.108     Document Type: Article

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