Influence of prescribed fire on ecosystem biomass, carbon, and nitrogen in a pinyon juniper woodland

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Rau, Benjamin M ^a   Tausch, Robin ^b   Reiner, Alicia ^c   Johnson, Dale W ^a   Chambers, Jeanne C ^b   Blank, Robert R ^d   Lucchesi, Annmarrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon storage; ecosystem maintenance; fuels management

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST FIRE; LAND USE PLANNING; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; WOODLAND;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954559388     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00088.1     Document Type: Article

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