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Publications delving into the nuances of soil fractionation techniques:
Swanston, C.W., Torn, M.S., Hanson, P.J., Southon, J.R., Garten, C.T., Hanlon, E.M. and Ganio, L., 2005. Initial characterization of processes of soil carbon stabilization using forest stand-level radiocarbon enrichment. Geoderma, 128(1), pp.52-62.
Crow, S.E., Swanston, C.W., Lajtha, K., Brooks, J.R. and Keirstead, H., 2007. Density fractionation of forest soils: methodological questions and interpretation of incubation results and turnover time in an ecosystem context. Biogeochemistry, 85(1), pp.69-90.
Castanha, C., Trumbore, S. and Amundson, R., 2008. Methods of separating soil carbon pools affect the chemistry and turnover time of isolated fractions. Radiocarbon, 50(1), pp.83-97.
Publications addressing the unique challenges and opportunities associated with fractionating Andisols:
Reviews of radiocarbon in soil:
Chapter 6 covers traditional mean residence time modeling in soils: Senesi, Nicola, Baoshan Xing, and Pan Ming Huang. Biophysico-chemical processes involving natural nonliving organic matter in environmental systems. Vol. 2. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Trumbore S (2009) gives a good review of the application of radiocarbon analysis to understanding soil C cycling.
Recent publications of interest:
Sierra, C.A., Müller, M., Metzler, H., Manzoni, S. and Trumbore, S.E., 2017. The muddle of ages, turnover, transit, and residence times in the carbon cycle. Global change biology, 23(5), pp.1763-1773.
He, Y., Trumbore, S. E., Torn, M. S., Harden, J. W., Vaughn, L. J., Allison, S. D., & Randerson, J. T. (2016). Radiocarbon constraints imply reduced carbon uptake by soils during the 21st century. Science, 353(6306), 1419-1424.