Sphagnum mosses limit total carbon consumption during fire in Alaskan black spruce forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2328-2336

  Shetler, Gordon ^a   Turetsky, Merritt R ^a,c   Kane, Evan ^a   Kasischke, Eric ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON BLACK; FLOORS; GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BLACK SPRUCE FORESTS; FOREST FLOORS; HIGH WATER; MICROSITES; ORGANIC LAYERS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL CARBON;

FORESTRY;

CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; LICHEN; MOSS; RETENTION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WILDFIRE;

CARBON BLACK; FLOORS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; MOISTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; OVIS ARIES; PICEA MARIANA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 49249119338     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-057     Document Type: Article

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