Plant-soil feedbacks mediated by humus forms: A review

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 1048-1060

  Ponge, Jean François ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aboveground belowground biodiversity; Humus forms; Plant soil relationships

Indexed keywords

FINE TUNING; HUMUS FORMS; PLANT-SOIL INTERACTIONS; PLANT-SOIL RELATIONSHIPS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; HUMUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84873295621     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.07.019     Document Type: Review

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