The distribution of organic carbon fractions in a typical loess-paleosol profile and its paleoenvironmental significance

Background The loess-paleosol sequence on the Loess Plateau has been considered an important paleoclimatic archive to study global climatic and environmental changes in the Quaternary. So far, little attention has been paid to the characteristics of soil organic carbon fractions in loess-paleosol se...

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Main Authors: Qingqing Zhang, Jinghua Huang, Feinan Hu, Na Huo, Yingni Shang, Wenqian Chang, Shiwei Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4611.pdf