Effects of fire regimes on herbaceous biomass and nutrient dynamics in the Brazilian savanna

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 368-380

  Oliveras, Immaculada ^a,c   Meirelles, Sergio T ^a   Hirakuri, Valter L ^b   Freitas, Cenira R ^b   Miranda, Heloisa S ^b   Pivello, Vânia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aboveground biomass; belowground biomass; Cerrado; fire frequency; fire season; forbs; graminoids; root distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878042093     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10136     Document Type: Article

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