Direct effects of prescribed fire on available nitrogen and phosphorus in an arizona chaparral watershed

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Overby, S T ^a   Perry, H M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid soil fertility change; Cercocarpus betuloides; Quercus turbinella

Indexed keywords

ARID SOIL; CHAPARRAL; FERTILITY CHANGE; FIRE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT;

USA, ARIZONA;

EID: 0030300647     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989609381449     Document Type: Article

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