Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-987-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-987-2018
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20 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2018

Stable isotopic constraints on global soil organic carbon turnover

Chao Wang, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Dongwei Liu, Jianfeng Hou, Weixin Cheng, and Edith Bai

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Soil contains a large amount of organic carbon and plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's C...
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