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    Carbon Isotope Dynamics in Some Tropical Soils

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    Author
    Becker-Heidmann, Peter
    Scharpenseel, Hans-Wilhelm
    Issue Date
    1989-01-01
    Keywords
    Philippine Islands
    tropical environment
    Far East
    soils
    Asia
    India
    methods
    Indian Peninsula
    geochronology
    C 14
    carbon
    dates
    isotopes
    radioactive isotopes
    geochemistry
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    Citation
    Becker-Heidmann, P., & Scharpenseel, H.-W. (1989). Carbon isotope dynamics in some tropical soils. Radiocarbon, 31(3), 672-679.
    Publisher
    Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
    Journal
    Radiocarbon
    Description
    From the 13th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, June 20-25, 1988.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10150/652958
    DOI
    10.1017/S0033822200012273
    Additional Links
    http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/
    Abstract
    We determined delta-13C and D14C in some agricultural soil profiles of the tropics: Ustaif from the semi-arid tropics (India), a Udult, an Aquoll and an Aquept from the humid tropics (Philippines). We used a thin-layer sampling, resulting in high-resolution depth-distribution patterns of natural 13C and 14C content of organic carbon. Regular plowing or puddling leads to uniform isotope concentrations in the topsoil. Decomposition of organic matter raises the delta-13C value, and vertical translocation raises the delta-13C value with depth. The change of cultivation from pulses (C3-type metabolism of photosynthesis) to sorghum (C4) results in a decrease of delta-13C with depth in the topsoil. Where the clay content in the subsoil is high, delta-13C remains constant, due to fixation of organic carbon to clay minerals, and D14C decreases with depth. Below the clay-enriched zone, delta-13C declines and D14C rises again, due to a chromatographic-like effect. At some horizon boundaries, inhomogeneities in texture delay percolation locally, thus preventing sorption and causing peak values of D14C.
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    Proceedings
    text
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0033-8222
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1017/S0033822200012273
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    Radiocarbon, Volume 31, Number 3 (1989)

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