Seeing soil carbon: Use of thermal analysis in the characterization of soil C reservoirs of differing stability

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-435

  Manning, David A C ^a   Lopez Capel, E ^a   Barker, S ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sercon Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Carbon sequestration; Carbon turnover; Organic matter; Soil; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CELLULOSE; CHARACTERIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MINERALS; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON TURNOVER; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CARBON;

SOILS;

DETECTION METHOD; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 27144444070     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056940260     Document Type: Article

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