Fire effects on temperate forest soil C and N storage

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 21; no. 4; p. 1189
• Main Authors: Nave, Lucas E, Vance, Eric D, Swanston, Christopher W, Curtis, Peter S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Carbon - chemistry; Ecosystem; Fires; Nitrogen - chemistry; Soil - chemistry; Trees

Temperate forest soils store globally significant amounts of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N). Understanding how soil pools of these two elements change in response to disturbance and management is critical to maintaining ecosystem services such as forest productivity, greenhouse gas mitigation, and wate...