Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: Dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-375

  Rau, B M ^a   Blank, R R ^b   Chambers, J C ^c   Johnson, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning; Ecosystem succession; Juniper; Pinyon; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; HERB; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGROWTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS;

EID: 34848905619     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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