Litter decomposition : a guide to carbon and nutrient turnover

Litter decomposition : a guide to carbon and nutrient turnover / by Björn Berg [and] Ryszard Laskowski.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berg, Björn, 1943-
Other Authors:	Laskowski, Ryszard
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006.
Series:	Advances in ecological research ; v. 38
Subjects:	Plant litter > Biodegradation. Soil ecology. Population biology > Mathematical models.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Litter fall
Decomposers: soil microorganisms and animals
Changes in substrate composition and rate-regulating factors during decomposition
Nitrogen dynamics in decomposing litter
Origin and structure of secondary organic matter and sequestration of C and N
Climatic and geographic patterns in decomposition
Anthropongenic impacts on litter decomposition and soil organic matter
Methods in studies of organic matter decay