Effects of fire intensity on survival and recovery of soil microarthropods after a clearcut burning

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2465-2475

  Malmström, Anna ^a   Persson, Tryggve ^a   Ahlström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS;

FIRE INTENSITY; MICROARTHROPODS;

FIRES;

ABUNDANCE; AUTUMN; BIOMASS BURNING; CLEARCUTTING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; HEAT TRANSFER; INSECT; LOGGING (TIMBER); MITE; SOIL FAUNA; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; MESOSTIGMATA; ORIBATIDA; PROTURA;

EID: 51649128337     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-094     Document Type: Article

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