The use of plant hydrocarbon signatures in characterizing soil organic matters

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 232, Issue , 2004, Pages 269-276

  Dawson, Lorna A ^a   Towers, Willie ^a   Mayes, Robert W ^a   Craig, Julie ^a   Väisänen, R Katariina ^a   Waterhouse, E Claire ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PLANT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

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EID: 7044235093     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.232.01.24     Document Type: Article

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