Biogeochemistry of Decomposition and Detrital Processing

Treatise on Geochemistry: Second Edition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 217-272

  Sanderman, J ^a   Amundson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposer organisms; Decomposer resources; Decomposition; Humification

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; DECOMPOSERS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; HUMIFICATION; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84903811033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-095975-7.00807-X     Document Type: Chapter

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