Stabilization and destabilization of soil organic matter: Mechanisms and controls

Geoderma

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 65-105

  Sollins, Phillip ^a   Homann, Peter ^a   Caldwell, Bruce A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; HUMUS; LITTER; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0030274260     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(96)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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