The Geochemistry of Amazonian Peats

Wetlands

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 905-915

  Lawson, Ian T ^a   Jones, Timothy D ^b   Kelly, Thomas J ^a   Coronado, Euridice N Honorio ^c   Roucoux, Katherine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cations; Inorganic geochemistry; Lignin; Nutrient cycling; Pollen; Water table

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919873167     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-014-0552-z     Document Type: Article

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