The charcoal effect in Boreal forests: Mechanisms and ecological consequences

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-426

  Wardle, D A ^a,b   Zackrisson, O ^a   Nilsson, M C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Boreal forest charcoal; Ericaceous shrubs; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CHARCOAL; FIRE; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT-SOIL SYSTEM;

BETULA PENDULA; CLADINA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0031817596     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050536     Document Type: Article

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