Erosion-induced exposure of SOC to mineralization in aggregated sediment

Catena

Volumn 137, Issue , 2016, Pages 517-525

  Hu, Yaxian ^a   Kuhn, Nikolaus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Climate change; CO2 emission; Soil erosion; Soil organic carbon; Transport distance

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGGREGATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; FLOW PATTERN; INCUBATION; MINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SILTY CLAY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84945406179     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.024     Document Type: Article

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