Do soil fauna really hasten litter decomposition? A meta-analysis of enclosure studies

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-24

  Frouz, Jan ^a   Roubíčková, Alena ^a   Heděnec, Petr ^a   Tajovský, Karel ^b  

^a Environmental Centre   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Carbon cycle; Invertebrates; Litter bag; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84924565237     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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