Aggregate and organic matter dynamics in reclaimed soils as indicated by stable carbon isotopes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-209

  Wick, Abbey F ^a   Ingram, Lachlan J ^b   Stahl, Peter D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Coal mining; Density floatation; Isotope; Powder River Basin; Reclamation; Wet sieving; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAL RECLAMATION; FIRE HAZARDS; ISOTOPES; LAND RECLAMATION; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; RECLAMATION; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COAL MINING; DENSITY FLOATATION; ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MACROAGGREGATES; NATIVE SOILS; OM FRACTIONS; ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTERS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; POWDER RIVER BASIN; RAPID RATES; RECLAIMED SOILS; REFERENCE SITES; SOIL AGGREGATES; SOIL AGGREGATIONS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; SURFACE MINE SITES; TOTAL AGGREGATES; TOTAL NITROGENS; WYOMING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COAL MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MACROAGGREGATE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

NORTH AMERICA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 58149496382     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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