Effect of litterbags on rate of organic substrate decomposition along soil depth and geomorphic gradients

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 629-640

  Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Depth profile; Landform positions; Litterbags

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LITTER; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURFACE; SUBSTRATE; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875392373     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0639-1     Document Type: Article

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