Effects of different fire severity levels on soil chemical and physical properties in Zagros forests of western Iran

Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 241-250

  Mehdi, Heydari ^a   Ali, Salehi ^a   Ali, Mahdavi ^a   Mostafa, Adibnejad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fire severity; PCA; Soil properties; Zagros forests

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST FIRE; FOREST SOIL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

IRAN; ZAGROS;

EID: 84890676441     PISSN: 00716677     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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