Comparative organic geochemistries of soils and marine sediments

Organic Geochemistry - Tập 27 Số 7-8 - Trang 319-361 - 1997
John I. Hedges1, JM Oades2
1School of Oceanography, Box 357940, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7940, USA
2Department of Soil Science, University of Adelaide, Private Bag 1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia

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