Low vertical transfer rates of carbon inferred from radiocarbon analysis in an Amazon Podzol

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3455-3464

  Sierra, C A ^a   Jimenez, E M ^a,b   Reu, B ^c   Penuela, M C ^b   Thuille, A ^a   Quesada, C A ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PODZOL; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; SUBSOIL; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 84882347084     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3455-2013     Document Type: Article

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