Comparison of the particulate organic carbon and permanganate oxidation methods for estimating labile soil organic carbon

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-263

  Skjemstad, J O ^a   Swift, R S ^b   McGowan, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Labile C; Permanganate; POC; POM

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARCOAL; LAND USE; OXIDATION;

LABILE C; PERMANGANATE; POC; POM;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CHARCOAL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 33646519020     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR05124     Document Type: Article

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