Formation and loss of humic substances during decomposition in a pine forest floor

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 899-909

  Qualls, Robert G ^a   Takiyama, Akiko ^a   Wershaw, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; FRACTIONATION; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LEAF LITTER;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; FARM CROPS; FRACTIONATION; PLANTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

PINUS STROBUS; STROBUS;

EID: 0038732582     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.0899     Document Type: Article

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