Strontium isotopes as tracers of ecosystem processes: Theory and methods

Geoderma

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 197-225

  Capo, Rosemary C ^a   Stewart, Brian W ^a   Chadwick, Oliver A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Biogeochemistry; Eolian; Isotopes; Soil; Strontium; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRYFALL; ECOSYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; RADIOISOTOPE; SOIL GENESIS; STRONTIUM;

CATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES; PEDOGENISIS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 0031943786     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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