Seasonal variation in CO2 production of leaf litter from different deciduous forests at the early decomposition stage

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-104

  Kim, Honghyun ^a   Hirano, Takashi ^a   Urano, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; litter decomposition; microbial respiration; moisture sensitivity; temperature sensitivityy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017304226     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.61.95     Document Type: Article

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