Natural isotopic distribution in soil surface horizons differentiated by vegetation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1544-1550

  Quideau, S A ^a   Graham, R C ^b   Feng, X ^c   Chadwick, O A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; ISOTOPES; VEGETATION;

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER (SOM);

SOIL TESTING;

DECOMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAF LITTER; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

PINUS COULTERI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS DUMOSA;

EID: 0141456226     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1544     Document Type: Article

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