Variations of δ13C in the surface soil organic carbon pool

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-322

  Bird, M I ^a   Pousai, P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Papua New Guinea   (Guinea)

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EID: 0001314748     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB01197     Document Type: Article

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