Carbon isotope fractionation in wood during carbonization

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 960-964

  Turney, C S M ^a   Wheeler, D ^a   Chivas, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARCOAL; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS; PINUS RADIATA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 31544466564     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.10.031     Document Type: Article

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