Runoff and erosion from volcanic soils affected by fire: The case of Austrocedrus chilensis forests in Patagonia, Argentina

Plant and Soil

Volumn 370, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 367-380

  Morales, Daniela ^a,b,c   Rostagno, César Mario ^c,d   La Manna, Ludmila ^a,b,c  

^a Centro de Investigacion y Extension Forestal Andino   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^c Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Austrocedrus chilensis; Erosion; Mitigation; Volcanic soils; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; FOREST FIRE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; VEGETATION COVER; VOLCANIC SOIL;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 84881609234     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1640-1     Document Type: Article

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