Charcoal and Total Carbon in Soils from Foothills Shrublands to Subalpine Forests in the Colorado Front Range

Temperate conifer forests in the Colorado Front Range are fire-adapted ecosystems where wildland fires leave a legacy in the form of char and charcoal. Long-term soil charcoal C (CC) pools result from the combined effects of wildland fires, aboveground biomass characteristics and soil transfer mecha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert Sanford, Christopher Licata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/3/4/944