Plant Litter Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration /

• Main Authors: Berg, Björn (Author), McClaugherty, Charles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Nature Conservation.; Plant Sciences.

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 decompositio...