Lignin distribution in waterlogged archaeological Picea abies (L.) Karst degraded by erosion bacteria

Holzforschung

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 791-798

  Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard ^a   Schmitt, Uwe ^b   Koch, Gerald ^b   Felby, Claus ^a   Thygesen, Lisbeth Garbrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Technology of Wood   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaerobic decay; erosion bacteria; lignin; Norway spruce; Picea abies L.; transmission electron microscopy (TEM); ultrastructure of wood; UV microspectrophotometry (UMSP); waterlogged archaeological wood

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC WATER; BACTERIA; EROSION; FORESTRY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGNIN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSIONS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

ANAEROBIC DECAY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOODS; EROSION BACTERIA; NORWAY SPRUCE; PICEA ABIES; UV MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY (UMSP);

WOOD;

LIGNINS; PICEA ABIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD STRUCTURE;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84920063410     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0228     Document Type: Article

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