The Caldenal ecosystem: Effects of a prescribed burning on soil chemical properties

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 105-119

  Larroulet, María Sofía ^a   Hepper, Estela Noemí ^a   Redondo, Mónica Patricia Álvarez ^a   Belmonte, Valeria ^a   Urioste, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fire; semi arid region; soil fertility; vegetation patch

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; FORAGE; GRAVIMETRY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PARTICULATE INORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

ARGENTINA; CALDENAL;

EID: 84957883725     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324982.2015.1046198     Document Type: Article

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