Detailed carbon chemistry in charcoals from pre-European Māori gardens of New Zealand as a tool for understanding biochar stability in soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-95

  Calvelo Pereira, R ^a   Camps Arbestain, M ^a   Kaal, J ^b   Vazquez Sueiro, M ^a   Sevilla, M ^c   Hindmarsh, J ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b San Roque 2   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; DECOMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY METHOD; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84891955995     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12096     Document Type: Article

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