Patterns and processes of initial terrestrial-ecosystem development

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Schaaf, Wolfgang ^a   Bens, Oliver ^b   Fischer, Anton ^c   Gerke, Horst H ^d   Gerwin, Werner ^a   Grünewald, Uwe ^a   Holländer, Hartmut M ^a   Kögel Knabner, Ingrid ^c   Mutz, Michael ^a   Schloter, Michael ^e   Schulin, Rainer ^f   Veste, Maik ^a   Winter, Susanne ^c   Hüttl, Reinhard F ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artificial catchment; Microbial succession; Pedogenesis; Soils; Vegetation succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953737735     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000158     Document Type: Review

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