The hidden organic carbon in deep mineral soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 368, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 641-648

  Harper, R J ^a   Tibbett, M ^b,c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global change; Regolith; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BIOACTIVITY; CARBON CYCLE; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC SOIL; REGOLITH; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 84879158571     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1600-9     Document Type: Article

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