Comparison of soil organic matter dynamics at five temperate deciduous forests with physical fractionation and radiocarbon measurements

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 457-476

  McFarlane, Karis J ^a   Torn, Margaret S ^b   Hanson, Paul J ^c   Porras, Rachel C ^b   Swanston, Christopher W ^d   Callaham Jr , Mac A ^e   Guilderson, Thomas P ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Northern Research Station   (United States)

^e Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

14C; Carbon cycle; Soil carbon; Soil fauna; Soil fractionation; Terrestrial carbon cycle

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRAINAGE; FOREST SOIL; FRACTIONATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MINERALOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874746710     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9740-1     Document Type: Article

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