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Litter decomposition: measuring relative contributions of organic matter and nitrogen to forest soils
Abstract
The relative contribution of different types of litter to the maintenance of soil organic matter and nitrogen levels cannot be determined from standard litter bag disappearance studies. By coupling measurements of weight loss with nitrogen dynamics and presenting results in a new format, estimates of both state of decay and percentage of material eventually transferred to lower soil horizons can be obtained.
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The biological decomposition of plant materials
Richards, E. H., & Norman, A. G. (1931) · Biochemical Journal · doi:10.1042/bj0251769 · Cited by 35
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The Role of Fine Roots in the Organic Matter and Nitrogen Budgets of Two Forested Ecosystems
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Self-citationAber, J. D., & Melillo, J. M. (1982) · Canadian Journal of Botany · doi:10.1139/b82-277 · Cited by 398
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- Authors
- Aber, J. D., & Melillo, J. M.
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Botany
- Publisher
- Canadian Science Publishing
- Published
- 1980-02-15
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 416-421
- ISSN
- 0008-4026 (ISSN-L)
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- W1879760021
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- 313
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 29.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- fr
- Open access
- closed
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