The effect of wildfire intensity on soil aggregate stability in the Cadiretes Massif, NE Spain

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 299, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Úbeda, Xavier ^a   Bernia, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire intensity; Forest fire; Soil aggregate stability; TDI test

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FIRES; FORESTRY;

FIRE INTENSITY; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; TDI TESTS;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; BURNING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL PROPERTY; WILDFIRE;

AGGREGATE; FOREST FIRES; FORESTS; SOIL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 27544507488     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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