Geology and climate conditions affect more humus forms than forest canopies at large scale in temperate forests

Geoderma

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 187-195

  Ponge, Jean François ^a   Jabiol, Bernard ^b   Gégout, Jean Claude ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; EcoPlant database; Humus form; Humus Index; Parent rock; Soil type

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; ECOPLANT DATABASE; HUMUS FORM; HUMUS INDEX; PARENT ROCK; SOIL TYPE;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOACTIVITY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATABASE; FLORISTICS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST SOIL; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMUS; PARENT MATERIAL; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

DATA BASES; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; HUMUS; PLANTS; ROCK; SOIL;

FRANCE;

EID: 79952901288     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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