Soil organic matter chemistry in allophanic soils: A pyrolysis-GC/MS study of a Costa Rican Andosol catena

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1330-1347

  Buurman, P ^a   Peterse, F ^a,c   Almendros Martin, G ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHANE; ALUMINUM; ANDOSOL; BLACK CARBON; IRON; PYROLYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 36248941181     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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