Assessing the extraction and quantification of amorphous silica in soils of forest and grassland ecosystems

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1446-1459

  Saccone, L ^a   Conley, D J ^b   Koning, E ^c   Sauer, D ^d   Sommer, M ^e,f   Kaczorek, D ^g   Blecker, S W ^h   Kelly, E F ⁱ  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^g WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND; PHYTOLITH; SILICA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 36249020846     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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