13C-depleted charcoal from C4 grasses and the role of occluded carbon in phytoliths

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1337-1352

  Krull, E S ^a   Skjemstad, J O ^a   Graetz, D ^a   Grice, K ^b   Dunning, W ^b   Cook, G ^a   Parr, J F ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Curtin University of Technology Perth Centre for Applied Organic Geochemistry   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; COMBUSTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SILICATES;

GRASSES;

CHARCOAL;

CARBON; CHARCOAL; GRASS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOLITH;

EID: 0041857835     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00100-1     Document Type: Article

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