Potential carcass enrichment of the University of Tennessee Anthropology Research Facility: A baseline survey of edaphic features

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 4-10

  Damann, Franklin E ^a   Tanittaisong, Aphantree ^b   Carter, David O ^c  

^a National Museum of Health and Medicine   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition ecology; Decomposition facility; Forensic taphonomy; Gravesoil; Saturation hypothesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOME; CARCASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LANDSCAPE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 84865627879     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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