Molecular composition and biodegradability of soil organic matter: A case study comparing two New England forest types

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7229-7236

  Ohno, Tsutomu ^a   Parr, Thomas B ^a   Gruselle, Marie Cécile I ^a   Fernandez, Ivan J ^a   Sleighter, Rachel L ^b   Hatcher, Patrick G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOBELIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FOREST COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; WATER-EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC MATTERS;

FORESTRY;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBOHYDRATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIPID; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOLUBILITY; VEGETATION TYPE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL DEPTH; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

BIODEGRADATION; FORESTRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SOIL;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CYCLOTRONS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEW ENGLAND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OZONE; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84903708083     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405570c     Document Type: Article

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