Impact of land-use on soil organic matter quality in south-western Australia - Characterization with 13C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1669-1673

  Mendham, Daniel S ^a   Mathers, N J ^b   O'Connell, A M ^a   Grove, T S ^a   Saffigna, P G ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C CP MAS NMR; Land use change; Natural forest; Pasture; Plantation; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FOREST SOIL; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; PLANTATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AUSTRALIA; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LAND USE; SURFACE SOIL; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 18744411787     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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