Linking tree species identity to anaerobic microbial activity in a forested wetland soil via leaf litter decomposition and leaf carbon fractions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 293-305

  Yavitt, Joseph B ^a   Williams, Christopher J ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Leaf carbon fractions; Methane production; Plant species identity; Wetland soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939957958     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2403-y     Document Type: Article

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