Plant Litter : Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. 2014. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Decomposition as a process - some main features
- Decomposer organisms
- Initial litter chemical composition
- Changes in substrate composition during decomposition
- Chemical constituents as rate regulating: initial variation and changes during decomposition. New and traditional analytical techniques
- Climatic environment
- Decomposition of fine root and woody litter
- Models that describe litter decomposition
- Some possible influences on decomposition pattern, regression model, stable fraction and C sequestration
- Does humus accumulate and where? What factors may influence? Estimating carbon sequestration rates on a regional scale.