Carbon mineralization dynamics in soils after wildfires in two Galician forests

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1853-1865

  Fernandez I ^a   Cabaneiro, A ^a   Carballas, T ^a  

^a Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burning; C mineralization; Forest soils; Organic matter activity; Soil recovery

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL DEGRADATION;

FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; WILDFIRE;

SPAIN;

PINUS PINASTER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 18144437705     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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