Factors affecting litter decomposition of wetland herbaceous macrophytes

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1405-1411

  Wu, Haitao ^a,b   Lü, Xianguo ^a,b   Yang, Qing ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Affecting factor; Decomposition; Herbaceous macrophytes; Litter; Research progress; Wetland

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LITTER; MACROPHYTE; WETLAND;

EID: 33846317418     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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