Nanoscale biogeocomplexity of the organomineral assemblage in soil: Application of STXM microscopy and C 1s-NEXAFS spectroscopy

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1708-1718

  Kinyangi, James ^a   Solomon, Dawit ^a   Liang, Biqing ^a   Lerotic, Mirna ^b   Wirick, Sue ^b   Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXIDATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BIOGEOCOMPLEXITY; MICROAGGREGATES; ORGANIC MATTERS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXIDATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MICROAGGREGATE; OXISOL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748547597     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0351     Document Type: Article

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