Depth trends of soil organic matter C:N and 15N natural abundance controlled by association with minerals

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 237-248

  Kramer, Marc G ^a   Lajtha, Kate ^b   Aufdenkampe, Anthony K ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon to nitrogen ratio; Microbial processing of soil organic matter; Mineral soil carbon; Natural abundance stable isotopes; Sequential density fractionation; Soil mineralogy; Soil organic matter; Specific surface area

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033495017     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-017-0378-x     Document Type: Letter

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