Spatial reliability of soil charcoal analysis: The case of subalpine forest soils

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Touflan, Philippe ^a   Talon, Brigitte ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Charcoal analysis; High resolution; Larix decidua; Method; Pinus cembra; Soil; Subalpine belt

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; PEDOGENESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 75949083703     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-1-3177     Document Type: Article

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