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THE turn-over of soil organic matter is a much-discussed problem in pedology. Although much has been written about the rate of breakdown of soil organic matter in mull and mor (for references see ref. l), our knowledge of the turn-over of forest soil humus is very incomplete. This is particularly true of the organic matter in soil horizons below the humus layer.
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TAMM, C., ÖSTLUND, H. Radiocarbon Dating of Soil Humus. Nature 185, 706–707 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185706b0
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