Nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry - A new analytical tool in biogeochemistry and soil ecology: A review article

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1835-1850

  Herrmann, Anke M ^a,e   Ritz, Karl ^b   Nunan, Naoise ^c   Clode, Peta L ^a   Pett Ridge, Jennifer ^d   Kilburn, Matt R ^a   Murphy, Daniel V ^a   O'Donnell, Anthony G ^e   Stockdale, Elizabeth A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass spectrometry; Microbial communities; NanoSIMS; Soil heterogeneity; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SAMPLING; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCALES; STABLE ISOTOPES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METEORITE; MICROHABITAT; MICROSCOPY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34249095433     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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