Organic matter transformation in the peat column at Marcell Experimental Forest: Humification and vertical stratification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 661-675

  Tfaily, Malak M ^a,d   Cooper, William T ^a   Kostka, Joel E ^b   Chanton, Patrick R ^b   Schadt, Christopher W ^c   Hanson, Paul J ^c   Iversen, Colleen M ^c   Chanton, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

FT IR spectroscopy; humification; NMR spectroscopy; organic matter; peatlands; vertical stratification

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BULK DENSITY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIFICATION; METHANE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PEAT SOIL; PEATLAND; WATER CONTENT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900499587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002492     Document Type: Article

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