Changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties in a wooded-shrubland ecosystem following a prescribed fire

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1965-1977

  Chief, Karletta ^a   Young, Michael H ^b   Shafer, David S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Office of Legacy Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LOW-INTENSITY BURNS; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TENSION INFILTROMETERS; TRANSITION ZONES; WATER REPELLENCY;

FIRES;

BULK DENSITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERMEABILITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SHRUBLAND; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

EID: 84870223019     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0072     Document Type: Article

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