Factors regulating early-stage decomposition of needle litters in five different coniferous forests

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Decomposition of Leaf Litter in Relation to Environment, Microflora, and Microbial Respiration

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Life Sciences, Ecology, Plant Sciences +17

Cellulose, lignin and nitrogen concentrations as rate regulating factors in late stages of forest litter decomposition

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Agriculture, Soil Sciences, Forest Ecology +16

Changes in organic chemical components of needle litter during decomposition. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest. I

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Agriculture, Biochemistry, Plant Sciences +17

Biological Decomposition of Some Types of Litter From North American Forests

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Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +14