Geochemistry (δ13C, δ15N, 13C NMR) and residence times (14C and OSL) of soil organic matter from red-brown earths of South Australia: Implications for soil genesis

Geoderma

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 344-360

  Krull, Evelyn S ^a   Bestland, Erick A ^b   Skjemstad, Jan O ^a   Parr, Jeff F ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charcoal; NMR; Red brown earths; Soil organic matter; Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS;

PALEOCLIMATIC CHANGES; RED BROWN EARTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; STABLE ISOTOPES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BROWN SOIL; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PEDOGENESIS; RED SOIL; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748047810     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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