Production and decomposition in floating soils of the Iberá wetlands (Argentina)

Limnetica

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Gantes, Patricia ^a   Torremorell, Ana ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Floating soils; Macrophytes; Nitrogen; Production; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WETLAND;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 28544432097     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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