Quantification of the effect of plants on weathering: Studies in Iceland

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 895-898

  Moulton, Katherine L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

BASALTIC ROCKS; CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CATION UPTAKE; HYDROTHERMAL WATER; PARTIAL COVER; STUDY AREAS; UPLAND AREA; VASCULAR PLANT;

WEATHERING;

BIODEGRADATION; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION; WEATHERING;

ICELAND;

EID: 84879888044     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0895:QOTEOP>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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