Soil carbon dynamics during a long-term incubation study involving 13C and 14C measurements

Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-208

  Follett, Ronald F ^a   Paul, Eldor A ^b   Pruessner, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Carbon dioxide; Carbon isotopes; Long term incubation; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic carbon; Tillage treatments

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FALLOW; HYDROLYSIS; LOAM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

AKRON; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; SIDNEY; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247507697     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ss.0b013e31803403de     Document Type: Article

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