Evaluation of angiosperm and fern contributions to soil organic matter using two methods of pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Plant and Soil

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 31-46

  Stewart, Catherine E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferns; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Methods; Pyrolysis; Soil organic matter; TMAH

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMARKER; FATTY ACID; FERN; FRAGMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXIDE; LIGNIN; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOL; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; TANNIN;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KOHALA; UNITED STATES;

FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84856492779     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0927-3     Document Type: Article

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