Minor changes in soil organic carbon and charcoal concentrations detected in a temperate deciduous forest a year after an experimental slash-and-burn

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-383

  Eckmeier, E ^a   Gerlach, R ^b   Skjemstad, J O ^c   Ehrmann, O ^d   Schmidt, M W I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Rheinisches Amt B   (Germany)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; DETECTION METHOD; FOREST FIRE; HOLOCENE; ORGANIC CARBON; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250861277     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-377-2007     Document Type: Article

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