01653cam a2200217   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001700061020002800078082001600106100002400122245011200146260004400258300003400302504006600336505068200402520026501084650003401349650001801383700003401401740120181127183548.0030310s2003    gw a     b    001 0 eng  a  2003045471  a3540443290 (alk. paper)00a577.5/72211 aBerg, Bjorn,d1943-10aPlant litter :bdecomposition, humus formation, carbon sequestration /cBj�rn Berg, Charles McClaugherty.  aBerlin ;aNew York :bSpringer,cc2003.  axii, 286 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-278) and index.  aIntroduction.- 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.grt  aThe revised and updated 3rd edition of Plant Litter  reflects and discusses new findings and re-evaluates  earlier ones in light of recent research and current areas  of investigation. Covers decomposition dynamics and new  analytical technique using 13c-nmr.  0aPlant litterxBiodegradation. 0aSoil ecology.1 aMcClaugherty, Charles,d1951-