Decomposition in peatlands: Reconciling seemingly contrasting results on the impacts of lowered water levels

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2011-2024

  Laiho, Raija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

C cycling; Decomposer communities; Decomposition dynamics; Hydrological change; Litter quality; Long term change; Secondary succession; Short term change; Wetland ecology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECAY (ORGANIC); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; WETLANDS;

DECOMPOSER COMMUNITIES; DECOMPOSITION DYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LITTER QUALITY;

SOILS;

ANOXIA; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PEATLAND; SOIL BIOTA; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 33746653640     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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