Clay mineralogy determines the importance of biological versus abiotic processes for macroaggregate formation and stabilization

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-479

  Denef, K ^a   Six, J ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; KAOLINITE; MACROAGGREGATE; PEDOGENESIS;

EID: 28244461255     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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