Effects of fire on major forest ecosystem processes: An overview

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1726-1732

  Chen, Zhong ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem management; Fire ecology; Plant fire survival strategies

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE FOREST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WILDFIRE;

AIR POLLUTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL; TREE;

AIR POLLUTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

EID: 33751001590     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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