Determination of organic and inorganic carbon, δ13C, and nitrogen in soils containing carbonates after acid fumigation with HCl

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-216

  Walthert, Lorenz ^a   Graf, Ursula ^a   Kammer, Adrian ^a   Luster, Jörg ^a   Pezzotta, Daniele ^a   Zimmermann, Stephan ^a   Hagedorn, Frank ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acid treatment; Carbonate removal; Dolomite; Dry combustion; Forest soils; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951048409     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200900158     Document Type: Article

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