Relationships between fire severity and atmospheric and leaching nutrient losses in British Columbia's coastal western hemlock zone forests

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-101

  Belillas, C M ^a,b   Feller, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Fire severity; Fuel consumption; Nutrient leaching; Nutrients; Slashburning

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0032378426     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9980087     Document Type: Article

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