Effect of temperature on biochar priming effects and its stability in soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-145

  Fang, Yunying ^a,b   Singh, Balwant ^a   Singh, Bhupinder Pal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar carbon stability; Biochar priming effect; Carbon mineralisation; Carbon stability; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON MINERALISATION; CARBON STABILITY; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PRIMING EFFECTS;

SOILS;

MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84908321304     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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