Plant Litter: Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration - Hardcover

Berg, Bjorn; McClaugherty, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540749225 ISBN 13: 9783540749226

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2007

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.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540749225
• ISBN 13: 9783540749226
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352