Are the links between soil aggregate size class, soil organic matter and respiration rate artefacts of the fractionation procedure?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-444

  Ashman, M R ^a   Hallett, P D ^b,c   Brookes, P C ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregate fractionation procedures; Respiration rates; Soil aggregates; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SOILS; WETTING;

RESPIRATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

FRACTIONATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 0242585464     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00295-X     Document Type: Article

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