Scientist Conducting Soil Carbon Experiments
By Ecosystems Land Change Science Program
January 2018 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Injecting 13C enriched carbon into soil incubations to quantify organo-mineral association of dead microbes with soil minerals.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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