Factors controlling the water repellency induced by fire in calcareous Mediterranean forest soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1254-1259

  Arcenegui, V ^a   Mataix Solera, J ^a   Guerrero, C ^a   Zornoza, R ^a   Mayoral, A M ^a   Morales, J ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SOIL; FIRE; FOREST SOIL; HEATING; LUVISOL; REGOSOL; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION TYPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM RETUSUM; PINUS HALEPENSIS; ROSMARINUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 36249021907     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00917.x     Document Type: Article

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