Plant litter quality influences the contribution of soil fauna to litter decomposition in humid tropical forests, southwestern China

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  2009

• Venue

  Soil Biology & Biochemistry

• Publication date

  2009-05-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.SOILBIO.2008.12.028
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