Soil Organic Matter Composition Impacts its Degradability and Association with Soil Minerals

Soil organic matter (OM) is a complex mixture of compounds, mainly derived from plants and microbes at various states of decay. It is part of the global carbon cycle and is important for maintaining soil quality. OM protection is mainly attributed to its association with minerals. However, clay m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clemente, Joyce S.
Other Authors: Simpson, Myrna J.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33966