A comparison of litterbag and direct observation methods of Scots pine needle decomposition measurement

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2315-2318

  Kurz Besson, Cathy ^a,e   Coûteaux, Marie Madeleine ^a   Thiéry, Jean M ^b   Berg, Björn ^c   Remacle, Jean ^d  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b ModLibreorg   (France)

^c DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coniferous forest floor; Linear mass density; Litter decomposition; Litterbag method; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; SOIL MECHANICS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST FLOOR; LINEAR MASS DENSITY; LITTER DECOMSPOTION; LITTERBAG METHOD; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FORESTRY;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; FOREST SOIL; LITTER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODIVERSITY; DECAY; FORESTRY; SOIL MECHANICS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 28744435350     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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