Long-term effects of fire and three firefighting chemicals on a soilplant system

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 856-865

  Couto Vazquez A ^a   Garcia Marco S ^a   Gonzalez Prieto S J ^a  

^a Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

15N; flame retardants; macronutrients; micronutrients; shrubs; trees

Indexed keywords

ERICA; ERICA UMBELLATA; PINUS PINASTER; PTEROSPARTUM; PTEROSPARTUM TRIDENTATUM; ULEX; ULEX MICRANTHUS;

EID: 80055084046     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10084     Document Type: Article

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