The influence of vegetation cover on soil organic matter preservation in Antarctica during the Mesozoic

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-256

  Beerling, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; VEGETATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MESOZOIC; ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION COVER;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034353156     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL008408     Document Type: Article

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