Frequency of prescribed burning in an upland oak forest determines soil and litter properties and alters the soil microbial community

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 265, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-247

  Williams, Ryan J ^a   Hallgren, Stephen W ^a   Wilson, Gail W T ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C N; Nitrogen; PLFA; Prescribed fire; Soil bulk density; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

C/N; PLFA; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL CARBON;

CARBON; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FATTY ACIDS; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LANDFORMS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LEAF LITTER; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FATTY ACIDS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HAZARDS; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; SOIL;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 82055165911     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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