Stabilised carbon in subsoil horizons is located in spatially distinct parts of the soil profile

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Chabbi, A ^a   Kogel Knabner I ^b   Rumpel, C ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heterogenity; Radiocarbon age; Soil organic matter; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FIRE HAZARDS; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AGRICULTURAL LANDS; CARBON CONTENTS; CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DEEP SOILS; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; HETEROGENITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LIGNIN COMPONENTS; LONG RESIDENCE TIMES; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; RADIOCARBON AGE; SOIL MATRIXES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILES; STABILISATION; SUBSOIL;

SOILS;

ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSOIL;

CARBON; CHELATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA; FIRES; HAZARDS; LIGNINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOTS; SILICA; SILICATES; SOIL;

EID: 58149505698     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.033     Document Type: Article

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