Molecular-scale characterization of hot-water-extractable organic matter in organic horizons of a forest soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 812-821

  Balaria, Ankit ^a   Johnson, Chris E ^a   Xu, Zhihong ^b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b Centre for Forestry and Horticultural Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC MATTER; FOREST FLOORS; FOREST SITES; FOREST SOILS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; HOT WATER; LABILE C FRACTIONS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; ORGANIC MATTER; SCALE CHARACTERIZATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPODOSOLS; STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY;

ALKYLATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WATER;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPODOSOL;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65949109939     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0075     Document Type: Article

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