Soil aggregation and organic carbon in short-term stockpiles

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-319

  Wick, A F ^a,b   Stahl, P D ^b   Ingram, L J ^b   Vicklund, L ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Foundation Coal Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotope; Mixing model; Particulate organic matter

Indexed keywords

MACROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SALVAGING; SAMPLING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; SURFACE LAYER; TOPSOIL;

EID: 69249117727     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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