Seasonal variation in carbon isotopic composition of bog plant litter during 3 years of field decomposition

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Bragazza, Luca ^a   Iacumin, Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

13C; Decomposition; Italian Alps; Litter chemistry; Peatland; Sphagnum; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BOG; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECOMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOSS; PEATLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CAREX ROSTRATA; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA ERECTA; SPHAGNUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 70449524639     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0406-7     Document Type: Article

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