Authors:Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: carbon, sequestration, formation, humus, litter, decomposition, plant
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2007-12-18
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 3540749225
ISBN-13: 9783540749226

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 a

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na
Publisher: Stationary Office Books
Keywords: world, soil, resources, reports, conserva, sequestration, land, degradation, enhancement, carbon, prevention
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 2000-08-25
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9251043590
ISBN-13: 9789251043592