Soil chemistry as affected by first-time prescribed burning of a grassland restoration on a coastal plain ultisol

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 913-927

  Sherman, Leslie A ^a   Brye, Kristofor R ^b   Gill, Douglas E ^c   Koenig, Kristin A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; pH; Prairie restoration; Prescribed burn; Soil chemical properties

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BURNING; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; COASTAL PLAIN; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC MATTER; RAINFALL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; ULTISOL;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748698234     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000196772.53574.a2     Document Type: Article

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