Stable soil organic matter: A comparison of C:N:P:S ratios in Australian and other world soils

2011/05/11 by Clive A. Kirkby, C.A. Kirkby, John A. Kirkegaard +9 · 502 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Chemistry #Environmental chemistry #Environmental science #Humus #Nitrogen #Organic matter #Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology #Phosphorus #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics #Soil carbon #Soil organic matter #Soil science #Soil water #Total organic carbon

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.04.010

published in Geoderma 163(3-4), 197-208 (Elsevier BV)

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