Assessing the quality of dissolved organic matter in forest soils using ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometry

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1851-1858

  Jaffrain, J ^a   Gerard F ^a,b   Meyer, M ^c   Ranger, J ^a  

^a Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC CARBON;

AROMATIC CONTENT; CAPILLARY SOIL;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS;

ABSORBANCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISTURBANCE; FOREST SOIL; LEACHATE; LITTER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CARBON; FORESTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 36448929848     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0202     Document Type: Article

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