The role of biodegradation and photo-oxidation in the transformation of terrigenous organic matter

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-274

  Feng, Xiaojuan ^a,c   Hills, Katherine M ^a   Simpson, André J ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^b   Simpson, Myrna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; H NMR SPECTRA; LIGNIN-DERIVED PHENOL; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NMR SPECTRUM; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PINE NEEDLE; PLANT LITTER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TYPE STRUCTURES; ULTRA-VIOLET; UV RADIATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBOHYDRATES; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; RESONANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEHICLES;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON CYCLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; PHENOL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952630617     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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