Fire effects on nitrogen pools and dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1349-1365

  Wan, S ^a   Hui, D ^a   Luo, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Fire; Forests; Fuel; Grasslands; Meta analysis; Nitrogen; Prescribed burning; Response ratio; Shrublands; Slash burning; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

FIRE; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0034793967     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1349:FEONPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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