Effects of sand and litter availability on organic matter decomposition in soil and in casts of Lumbricus terrestris L.

Geoderma

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 155-166

  Marhan, Sven ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arable soil; Carbon mineralisation; Earthworms; Forest soil; Litter decomposition; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRINDING (COMMINUTION); LIMESTONE; NITROGEN; SOILS;

ARABLE SOILS; EARTHWORM; LITTER; MINERALIZATION;

SAND;

DECOMPOSITION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GRINDING; ORGANIC MATTER; SAND; SOIL;

AVES; FAGUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 22144491946     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.07.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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