Abstract
Decomposition and humification were studied within two forest humus profiles (mor and moder) by means of density fractionation combined with subsequent micromorphological, wet-chemical, and CPMAS 13C NMR spectroscopic characterization of the fractions. The data show that the decomposition of plant polysaccharides leads to a relative accumulation of refractory structures within the plant residues of the mineral soils: non-phenolic aromatic structures for the mor and long-chain unsubstituted aliphatic structures for the moder. In both mineral soil horizons the organo-mineral complexes have high carbohydrate contents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 401-408 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 81-82 |
| Issue number | C |
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| State | Published - Jun 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |