Climatic effects on soil organic matter composition in the Great Plains

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-123

  Amelung, W ^a   Flach, K W ^b   Zech, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPOSITION; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THERMAL EFFECTS;

CLIMATIC EFFECTS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SOILS;

CLIMATE; CLIMOSEQUENCE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

USA, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0030614120     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010018x     Document Type: Article

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