Decomposition and microbial activity in natural temperate and boreal forests: the influence of microsite, proximity to woody debris and interception by ferns

There is a growing but inconclusive body of work on effects of litter-mixing on ecological processes, but few have considered interactions among foliar and woody litters. Further, most work on litter decomposition assumes that litterfall reaches the ground, and the effects of interception of litter...

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Main Author: Dearden, Fiona M.
Published: University of Sheffield 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.486461