Permanganate oxidizable carbon reflects a processed soil fraction that is sensitive to management

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 494-504

  Culman, Steven W ^a   Snapp, Sieglinde S ^a   Freeman, Mark A ^a   Schipanski, Meagan E ^b   Beniston, Josh ^c   Lal, Rattan ^c   Drinkwater, Laurie E ^d   Franzluebbers, Alan J ^e   Glover, Jerry D ^f   Stuart Grandy, A ^g   Lee, Juhwan ^h   Six, Johan ⁱ   Maul, Jude E ⁱ   Mirksy, Steven B ^j   Spargo, John T ^j   Wander, Michelle M ^j  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; SOIL FRACTIONS; SOIL ORGANIC C; SOIL TYPES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAKES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 84863276635     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0286     Document Type: Article

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