Researchers with the Canadian Forest Service placedidentical samples of organic material—litter—on the ground in 21 sitesacross Canada. Three years later, they returned to see how much ofeach sample had decomposed.

Researchers with the Canadian Forest Service placedidentical samples of organic material—litter—on the ground in 21 sitesacross Canada. Three years later, they returned to see how much ofeach sample had decomposed.

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Chapter31: Soil And Plant Nutrition

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