Plant canopy effects on litter accumulation and soil microbial biomass in two temperate forests

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-198

  Kara, O ^a   Bolat, I ^a   Cakiroglu K ^a   Ozturk M ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cmic Corg percentage; Corg Ntot ratio; Leaf area index; Litter biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANOPY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; LEAF AREA; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF LITTER; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; MIXED FOREST; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STAND STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ABIES; FAGUS;

EID: 55549118563     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0327-x     Document Type: Article

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