Soil carbon and nitrogen in a Great Basin pinyon-juniper woodland: Influence of vegetation, burning, and time

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 472-479

  Rau, B M ^a   Johnson, D W ^a   Blank, R R ^b   Chambers, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Prescribed fire; Spatial heterogeneity; Woodland expansion

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EVERGREEN TREE; POLICY MAKING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGE EXPANSION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; WOODLAND;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA; PINUS EDULIS; PINUS MONOPHYLLA;

EID: 60949114145     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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