Effects of forest floor organic layer and root biomass on soil respiration following boreal forest fire

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 647-655

  Singh, S ^a   Amiro, B D ^a,b   Quideau, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

SOIL RESPIRATION;

FORESTRY;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS BURNING; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; FORESTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 43549108309     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-200     Document Type: Article

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