Fire effects on ecosystem nitrogen cycling in a Californian bishop pine forest

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 537-544

  Grogan, P ^a   Bruns, T D ^b   Chapin III, F S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Natural abundance 15N; Nitrate; Pinus muricata; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FIRE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PINE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS MURICATA;

EID: 0034030182     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050977     Document Type: Article

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