Chemical composition of volatile and extractive compounds of pine and spruce leaf litter in the initial stages of decomposition

A litter bag experiment was conducted to analyze changes in chemical composition in Scots pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) and Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i>) needle litter in the first stages of decomposition in natural conditions. The emissi...

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Main Authors: V. A. Isidorov, M. Smolewska, A. Purzyńska-Pugacewicz, Z. Tyszkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/2785/2010/bg-7-2785-2010.pdf