The 14C age and residence time of organic matter and its lipid constituents in a stagnohumic gley soil

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-222

  Bol, R ^a,f   Huang, Y ^b,c   Meridith, J A ^d   Eglinton, G ^b,c   Harkness, D D ^a   Ineson, P ^e  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Biogeochemistry Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; GLEY SOIL; HUMIC SOIL; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 0030302292     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01392.x     Document Type: Article

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