Carbon to organic matter ratios for soils in Rocky Mountain coniferous forests

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1190-1195

  Jain, Theresa B ^a   Graham, Russell T ^a   Adams, David L ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION TYPE;

USA, ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DECAY (ORGANIC); GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOOD;

CLIMATE; FORESTS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION;

SOILS;

EID: 0030614268     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100040026x     Document Type: Article

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