The breakdown and decomposition of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaf litter in two deciduous woodland soils - I. Breakdown, leaching and decomposition

Oecologia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1973, Pages 251-274

  Anderson, J M ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250444532     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00347566     Document Type: Article

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