Fate of biochar in chemically- and physically-defined soil organic carbon pools

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-46

  Herath, H M S K ^a,b   Camps Arbestain, Marta ^a   Hedley, Mike ^a   Van Hale, Robert ^c   Kaal, Joeri ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UVA WELLASSA UNIVERSITY   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Edificio Fontán   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochar; Clay; Corn stover; Fractionation; Microaggregates; Particulate organic matter (POM); Silt

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLAY; FRACTIONATION; SILT;

BIO CHARS; CORN STOVER; FRACTIONATION METHODS; LONG-TERM INCUBATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROAGGREGATES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON POOLS;

FLYWHEEL PROPULSION;

ALFISOL; ANDISOL; CHARCOAL; CLAY; CROP RESIDUE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FRACTIONATION; MICROAGGREGATE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEEDING; SILT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TURNOVER;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84902352563     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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