Wildfire effects on microbial biomass and diversity in pine forests at three topographic positions

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-63

  Mabuhay, J A ^a   Isagi, Y ^a   Nakagoshi, N ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass carbon; Microbial diversity; Topographic positions; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOPOGRAPHY; WILDFIRE;

EID: 33746402424     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0094-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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