Physico-chemical and functional characteristics of soil charcoal produced at five different temperatures

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-146

  Bergeron, Sylvain Pelletier ^a   Bradley, Robert L ^a   Munson, Alison ^b   Parsons, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Carbon and nitrogen mineralization; Charcoal chemistry; Fire intensity; Kalmia tannins; Soil microbial biomass; Soil mixing

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; CARBON AND NITROGEN; FIRE INTENSITY; KALMIA TANNINS; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL MIXING;

DEFORESTATION; FLAVONOIDS; MIXING; PROTEINS; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

CHARCOAL;

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CHARCOAL; CONIFEROUS FOREST; MICROCOSM; MIXING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL RESPIRATION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILDFIRE;

AREA; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DEFORESTATION; FLAVONOIDS; FOREST FIRES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS; SOIL;

KALMIA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84871645284     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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