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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics along the decay continuum: Plant litter to soil organic matter
Plant and Soil · 1989 · Vol. 115(2) · pp. 189–198
Jerry M. Melillo✉(Marine Biological Laboratory)John D. Aber(University of New Hampshire)Arthur E. Linkins(Clarkson University)Andrea Ricca(Marine Biological Laboratory)Brian Fry(Marine Biological Laboratory)Knute J. Nadelhoffer(Marine Biological Laboratory)
Isotope Analysis in EcologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLigninChemistryOrganic matterNitrogenLitterSoil organic matterMineralization (soil science)Nitrogen cycleCelluloseStable isotope ratio
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