The effects of fire on soil nitrogen associated with patches of the actinorhizal shrub Ceanothus cordulatus

Plant and Soil

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-46

  Oakley, Brian B ^a   North, Malcolm P ^b   Franklin, Jerry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceanothus; Fire; Frankia; Nitrogen; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

BURNING; FOREST FIRE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS PATULA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS CORDULATUS; FRANKIA; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 0042422001     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024994914639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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