The effect of litter type and macrofauna community on litter decomposition and organic matter accumulation in post-mining sites

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-253

  Frouz, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Litter type; Macrofauna; Reclamation; Soil formation; Succession

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; SALIX; SALIX CAPREA;

EID: 41649120537     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0031-1     Document Type: Article

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