An integrated spectroscopic and wet chemical approach to investigate grass litter decomposition chemistry

Soil microarthropods support ecosystem productivity and soil C accrual: Evidence from a litter decomposition study in the tallgrass prairie

(2016) Jennifer L. Soong et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

(2015) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   Nature Geoscience

Quantification and FTIR characterization of dissolved organic carbon and total dissolved nitrogen leached from litter: a comparison of methods across litter types

(2014) Jennifer L. Soong et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of lignocellulosic biomass using infrared techniques: A mini-review

(2013) Feng Xu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Diffuse-Reflectance Fourier-Transform Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Method of Characterizing Changes in Soil Organic Matter

(2013) Francisco Calderón et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Chemical and elemental composition of big bluestem as affected by ecotype and planting location along the precipitation gradient of the Great Plains

(2012) Ke Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Litter quality assessed by solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy predicts decay rate better than C/N and Lignin/N ratios

(2012) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Litter decay rates are determined by lignin chemistry

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

The degradation characteristics of microbial biomass in soil

(2011) Adrian Spence et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Comparison of common lignin methods and modifications on forage and lignocellulosic biomass materials

(2011) Ben M Goff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

A new conceptual model for the fate of lignin in decomposing plant litter

(2010) Thimo Klotzbücher et al.   ECOLOGY

Fitting litter decomposition datasets to mathematical curves: Towards a generalised exponential approach

(2010) Pere Rovira et al.   GEODERMA

Compositional Analysis of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks. 1. Review and Description of Methods

(2010) Justin B. Sluiter et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Mid-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopic Examination of Charred Pine Wood, Bark, Cellulose, and Lignin: Implications for the Quantitative Determination of Charcoal in Soils

(2008) James B. Reeves et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY