Biome-scale characterisation and differentiation of semi-arid and arid zone soil organic matter compositions using pyrolysis-GC/MS analysis

Geoderma

Volumn 200-201, Issue , 2013, Pages 189-201

  Carr, Andrew S ^a   Boom, Arnoud ^a   Chase, Brian M ^b,c   Meadows, Michael E ^d   Roberts, Zoë E ^a   Britton, Matthew N ^d   Cumming, Alex M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fynbos; Karoo; Lignin; Macromolecule; Soil carbon; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; FYNBOS; KAROO; ORGANIC MATTER DEGRADATIONS; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (PY-GC/MS); SOIL CARBON; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT;

ARID REGIONS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIGITAL STORAGE; LIGNIN; MACROMOLECULES; MINERALOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

SOILS;

ARID REGION; BIOME; CARBON CYCLE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA ACQUISITION; PYROLYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SUCCULENT KAROO;

EID: 84875675489     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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