Properties of humic acids in Mediterranean forest soils (Southern Italy): Influence of different plant covering

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1045-1054

  Traversa, Andreina ^a   Said Pullicino, Daniel ^b   D'Orazio, Valeria ^a   Gigliotti, Giovanni ^b   Senesi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Forest litters; Forest soils; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Humic acids; Lignin derived phenols

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SOIL; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; FOREST SOIL; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIC ACID; HUMIFICATION; LIGNIN; LITTER; PHENOL;

ITALY;

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; CARPINUS ORIENTALIS; ILEX; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS TROJANA;

EID: 80255126144     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0491-7     Document Type: Article

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