Litter decomposition rate is dependent on litter Mn concentrations

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-39

  Berg, B ^a,b   Steffen, K T ^b   McClaugherty, C ^c  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Lignin; Manganese; Plant litter

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MANGANESE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; BETULA PENDULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34547785032     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-006-9050-6     Document Type: Article

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