Plant Litter: Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration
β Scribed by BjΓΒΆrn Berg, Charles McClaugherty
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 341
- Edition
- 2nd
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
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