Residence time and decomposition rate of Pinus pinaster needles in a forest floor from direct field measurements under a Mediterranean climate

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1197-1206

  Kurz, Cathy ^a   Coûteaux, Marie Madeleine ^a   Thiéry, Jean M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Coniferous litter decomposition; Direct method; Residence time

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FOREST; KINETIC MODEL; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LEAF LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; RESIDENCE TIME;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 18744426820     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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