Biochar-induced changes in soil hydraulic conductivity and dissolved nutrient fluxes constrained by laboratory experiments

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Barnes, Rebecca T ^a,b   Gallagher, Morgan E ^a,c   Masiello, Caroline A ^a   Liu, Zuolin ^a   Dugan, Brandon ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARCOAL; NITROGEN; BIOCHAR; SOIL;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SAND; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE SOIL; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; LABORATORY; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CHARCOAL; LABORATORIES; NITROGEN; SOIL;

EID: 84907478466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108340     Document Type: Article

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