Estimating organic carbon from loss-on-ignition in Northern Arizona forest soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 545-550

  Abella, Scott R ^a   Zimmer, Brian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLAY CONCENTRATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST SOIL; GLOBAL CHANGE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33947376827     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0136     Document Type: Article

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