@article{fdi:010042647,
  title = {{D}etermining the distributions of soil carbon and nitrogen in particle size fractions using near-infrared reflectance spectrum of bulk soil samples},
  author = {{B}arth{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {B}runet, {D}idier and {H}ien, {E}. and {E}njalric, {F}. and {C}onche, {S}ofian and {F}reschet, {G}r{\'e}goire and d'{A}nnunzio, {R}. and {T}oucet {L}ouri, {J}o{\¨e}lle},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aimed at assessing the potential of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy ({NIRS}) for determining the distribution of soil organic matter ({SOM}) in particle size fractions, which has rarely been attempted. {T}his was done on sandy soils from {B}urkina {F}aso (three sites) and {C}ongo-{B}razzaville (one site). {O}ver the total sample set, {NIRS} accurately predicted carbon ({C}) and nitrogen ({N}) concentrations (g kg(-1) fraction) in the fraction <20 mu m. {W}hen considering {B}urkina {F}aso only, predictions were improved in general; those of {C} and {N} amounts (g kg(-1) soil) became accurate for the fraction <20 mu m but not for the coarser fractions, probably due to heterogeneous {SOM} repartition. {H}owever, most {SOM} being <20 mu m in general, {NIRS} could be considered promising for determining {SOM} size distribution.},
  keywords = {{S}oil organic matter ; {P}article size fractions ; {N}ear-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (nirs)},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry},
  volume = {40},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1533--1537},
  ISSN = {0038-0717},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.12.023},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042647},
}