Plant Litter Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Berg, Björn (Συγγραφέας), McClaugherty, Charles (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Nature Conservation.; Plant Sciences.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XIV, 338 p. 91 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540749233

This fully revised and updated 2nd edition of Plant Litter focuses on decomposition processes in natural terrestrial systems such as boreal and temperate forests. The availability of several long-term studies from these forest types allows a more in-depth approach to the later stages of decomposition as well as to humus formation. It further briefly explores how processes are modified due to anthropogenic influences. Earlier findings are re-evaluated in light of recent research and with relevance to current areas of investigation. New concepts that modify or go beyond those already presented are covered and a new chapter on patterns of decomposition and accumulation on a regional scale was introduced.