Analytical pyrolysis of a soil profile under Scots pine

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 295-304

  Dijkstra, E F ^a,c   Boon, J J ^b   Van Mourik, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PINE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL;

BIODEGRADATION; FOREST SOIL; NEEDLE LITTER; PYROLYSIS; SOIL PROFILE;

EID: 0031837829     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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