Combined effect of geomorphic and pedogenic processes on the distribution of soil organic carbon quality along an eroding hillslope on loess soil

Geoderma

Volumn 216, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-47

  Wiaux, F ^a   Cornelis, J T ^a   Cao, W ^a   Vanclooster, M ^a   Van Oost, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic replacement; Loess belt; NaOCl resistant OC; Reactive mineral phases; Soil erosion; Soil organic carbon quality

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION; EROSION; LAKES; MINERALS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL TESTING;

DYNAMIC REPLACEMENT; NAOCL-RESISTANT OC; REACTIVE MINERALS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; CESIUM ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; IRON; LOESS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC SOIL; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84888396070     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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