Heavy metals and litter decomposition in coniferous forests

Developments in Soil Science

Volumn 28, Issue PART A, 2002, Pages 63-78

  De Santo, A Virzo ^a   Fierro, A ^a   Berg, B ^b   Rutigliano, F A ^c   De Marco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PINEA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 77956759045     PISSN: 01660918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2481(02)80044-7     Document Type: Article

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