The turnover of organic carbon in subsoils. Part 1. Natural and bomb radiocarbon in soil profiles from the Rothamsted long-term field experiments

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 391-399

  Jenkinson, D S ^a   Poulton, P R ^a   Bryant, C ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COAL; FIELDWORK; GRASSLAND SOIL; MODEL TEST; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSOIL; TURNOVER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40349098370     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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