Short-term effects of experimental burning on soil nutrients in the Cantabrian heathlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 820-828

  Marcos, E ^a   Villalon C ^a   Calvo, L ^a   Luis Calabuig, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Experimental burning; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soils

Indexed keywords

ASH SAMPLES; AVAILABLE P; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION OF; EXPERIMENTAL BURNING; HEATHLAND; HEATHLANDS; LOW INTENSITIES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; N CONTENTS; NW SPAIN; POST FIRES; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL PH; SOIL SAMPLES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NITROGEN; PERMITTIVITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MOISTURE;

FIRES;

AMMONIUM; BURNING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATHLAND; PH; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 64649106560     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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