The Long-Term Effects of Wildfire and Post-Fire Vegetation on Sierra Nevada Forest Soils

This paper compares carbon (C) and nutrient contents in soils (Alfisols derived from andesite), forest floor and vegetation in a former fire (1960) and an adjacent forest in the Sagehen Watershed in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Soils from the former fire (now occupied predominantly by...

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Main Authors: Watkins W. Miller, Benjamin M. Rau, Michelle McNulty, Roger F. Walker, Dale W. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/3/2/398