Solute flux and mineral mass balance approaches to the quantification of plant effects on silicate weathering

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 539-570

  Moulton, Katherine L ^a   West, Joshua ^b   Berner, Robert A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034549514     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.7.539     Document Type: Article

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