Interacting effects of wildfire severity and liming on nutrient cycling in a southern Appalachian wilderness area

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 366; no. 1/2; pp. 165 - 183
• Main Authors: Elliott, Katherine J., Knoepp, Jennifer D., Vose, James M., Jackson, William A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.05.2013; Springer Netherlands
• Subjects: Acid soils; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; air pollution; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Appalachian region; application rate; base saturation; biogeochemical cycles; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; burning; Calcareous soils; cations; climate change; Ecology; Environment; Environmental aspects; Forest litter; Forest soils; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Human beings; Influence on nature; Life Sciences; limes; liming; mortality; nutrients; Other nutrients. Amendments. Solid and liquid wastes. Sludges and slurries; pests; Physical properties; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; regrowth; Regular Article; shrubs; Soil chemistry; Soil depth; Soil nutrients; soil pH; Soil samples; Soil science; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil solution; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; sprouting; trees; understory; vegetation; Water and solute dynamics; wilderness; Wildfires; Appalachians; North America; America; Canada; Appalachian region; Calcium; Aluminum; Acidic soils; Dolomitic lime; Exchangeable base cations; Fire severity; Nitrogen; Soil solution nutrients; Forest floor; Dolomite; Forest soil; Physical environment; Alkaline earth metal; Temperate zone; Inorganic element; Lime; Wildfire; Natural environment; Liming amendment; Soil solution; Translocation; Chemical solution; Acid soil; Litter; Aluminium; Exchangeable cation; Biogeochemical cycle; Base; Nutrient; Vegetation fire

Aims Wilderness and other natural areas are threatened by large-scale disturbances (e.g., wildfire), air pollution, climate change, exotic diseases or pests, and a combination of these stress factors (i.e., stress complexes). Linville Gorge Wilderness (LGW) is one example of a high elevation wildern...