Assessing ecosystem restoration alternatives in eastern deciduous forests: The view from belowground

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-434

  Boerner, Ralph E J ^a   Coates, Adam T ^b,c   Yaussy, Daniel A ^d   Waldrop, Thomas A ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Northern Research Station   (United States)

^e Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Deciduous forests; Fire; Microbial activity; Restoration alternatives; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; THINNING;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 51349123173     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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