Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil and litter samples

2008/05/08 by Jonathan W. Leff, Jonathan Leff, Noah Fierer · 257 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Agronomy #Biogeochemistry #Biology #Biomass (ecology) #Chemistry #Ecology #Ecosystem #Environmental chemistry #Environmental science #Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis #Litter #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology #Plant litter #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Volatile organic compound

paper · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.01.018

published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40(7), 1629-1636 (Elsevier BV)

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