Effect of hill fire on upland soil in Hong Kong

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 97-104

  Marafa, Lawal M ^a   Chau, K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ecological succession; Enhancement planting; Fire impact; Species selection; Upland ecosystem

Indexed keywords

FIRE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033549597     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00528-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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