Soil organic carbon pools and composition in a wetland complex invaded by reed canary grass

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 697-706

  Bills, Jonathan S ^a   Jacinthe, Pierre Andre ^a   Tedesco, Lenore P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extractable soil carbohydrates; Mixed native grass species; Plant invasion; Soil organic carbon pools

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; GRASS; LIGNIN; SEDGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

CAREX VERNACULA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; SCIRPUS CYPERINUS;

EID: 77955372875     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0476-6     Document Type: Article

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