Biologic origin of iron nodules in a marine terrace chronosequence, Santa Cruz, California

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 550-564

  Schulz, Marjorie S ^a   Vivit, Davison ^a   Schulz, Charles ^b   Fitzpatrick, John ^a   White, Art ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CALIFORNIA; CHRONOSEQUENCES; FE OXIDE; FUNGAL HYPHAE; MAGHEMITES; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MINERAL GRAINS; NUTRIENT EXTRACTION; ORGANIC STRUCTURES; SEASONAL WETTING; SEM; SOIL CHRONOSEQUENCE; SOIL MINERALS; SSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

LANDFORMS;

BIOTURBATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FUNGUS; HEMATITE; IRON; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; SOIL DEPTH; TERRACE;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI;

EID: 77949587524     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0144     Document Type: Article

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