EARLY STAGES OF NEEDLE LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN A COWBERRY PINE STAND IN THE MIDDLE TAIGA OF KARELIA

Plant litter decomposes via several stages, the most intensive one being the early stage, when it is mostly readily extractable compounds that are released, contributing to annual<br />nutrient cycling. The aim of this study was to find patterns in the rate of initial decomposition of needle l...

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Main Author: Anton Solodovnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2019-11-01
Series:Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Online Access:http://journals.krc.karelia.ru/index.php/ecology/article/view/1124