Clay mineral composition modifies decomposition and sequestration of organic carbon and nitrogen in fine soil fractions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 427-442

  Vogel, Cordula ^a   Heister, Katja ^a   Buegger, Franz ^b   Tanuwidjaja, Irina ^b   Haug, Stephan ^a   Schloter, Michael ^b   Kögel Knabner, Ingrid ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial soils; Clay minerals; Incubation; Organo mineral associations; Stable isotopes; Turnover

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CLAY MINERAL; DECOMPOSITION; FERRIHYDRITE; FRACTIONATION; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LUVISOL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84938205678     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-014-0987-7     Document Type: Article

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