The role of bryophytes in the nitrogen dynamics of soils affected by fire in Mediterranean forests (southeastern Spain)

Ecoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-204

  De Las Heras, Jorge ^a   Herranz, José M ^a   Guerra, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bryophyte succession; Burnt soils; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNARIA HYGROMETRICA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTE; BURNT SOIL; FIRE; FOREST; NITROGEN;

SPAIN, ALBACETE, MUNDO VALLEY; SPAIN, ALBACETE, TUS VALLEY;

EID: 0030450695     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682331     Document Type: Article

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