Carbon, nitrogen, and microbial biomass activity in different litter structures of a natural forest;Carbono, nitrogênio e atividade da biomassa microbiana em diferentes estruturas de serapilheira de uma floresta natural

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 819-826

  Monteiro, M T ^a   Gama Rodrigues, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leaves; Litter; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Organic and nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 23344437130     PISSN: 01000683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-06832004000500004     Document Type: Article

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