Why are aggregates destroyed in low intensity fire?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 33-36

  Urbanek, Emilia ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire; Prescribed fire; Soil aggregate; Soil aggregate stability

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRESSURE EFFECT; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84871497718     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1470-6     Document Type: Article

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