How rock fragments and moisture affect soil temperatures during fire

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1133-1143

  Stoof, Cathelijne R ^a,b   De Kort, Annemieke ^a   Bishop, Thomas F A ^c   Moore, Demie ^a   Wesseling, Jan G ^a   Ritsema, Coen J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARE SOILS; BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; DRY SOIL; FOREST FIRES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NUTRIENT LOSS; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SOIL HEATING; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL SYSTEMS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION;

DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; FIRES; ROCKS; SOIL MOISTURE;

HEATING;

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FRAGMENTATION; HEATING; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT LOSS; RISK FACTOR; ROCK; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; FOREST FIRES; HEATING; MOISTURE; NUTRIENTS; ROCK; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 83055170933     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0322     Document Type: Article

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