Carbon isotopic fractionation during decomposition of plant materials of different quality

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Fernandez, I ^a   Mahieu, N ^b   Cadisch, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL CHANGE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

COCOS NUCIFERA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PINUS PINASTER; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0347566003     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001834     Document Type: Article

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