Determination of total nitrogen and phosphorus in leaf litter

Methods to Study Litter Decomposition: A Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 53-59

  Flindt, Mogens R ^a   Lillebø, Ana I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84919600470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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