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Modelling the transformations and sequestration of soil organic matter in two contrasting ecosystems of the Andes
(European Journal of Soil Science 58(3): 775-785, 2007-06)
The mechanisms linking soil respiration to climate and soil physical properties are important for modelling transformation and sequestration of C and N in the soil. We investigated them by incubating 14C and 15N labelled ...
Factors controlling decomposition of soil organic matter in fallow systems of the high tropical Andes: A field simulation approach using 14C- and 15N- labelled plant material
(2006)
N-rich (C:N ¼ 27) and N-poor (C:N ¼ 130) wheat straw, labelled with 14C and 15N, was incubated for 2 yr in two major ecosystems of the upper elevation belt of cultivation in the high Andes: the moist Paramo (precipitation ...
Determination of water-soluble and total extractable polyphenolics in biomass, necromass and decomposing plant material using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS)
(2005)
Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to predict the water-soluble and total extractable polyphenolics of plant material. Different life forms (forbs, grasses, shrubs, giant rosettes), organs (leaves, ...