Carbon storage and distribution in tundra soils of Arctic Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 414-424

  Michaelson, G J ^a   Ping, C L ^a   Kimble, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON POOL; CRYOTURBATION; SLOPE SOIL; SOIL CARBON; TUNDRA;

USA, ALASKA, BARROW;

EID: 0030301580     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551852     Document Type: Article

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