Fire Alters Soil Properties and Vegetation in a Coniferous–Broadleaf Mixed Forest in Central China

Fire is the predominant natural disturbance that influences the community structure as well as ecosystem function in forests. This study was conducted to examine the soil properties, loss of aboveground biomass, and understory plant community in response to an anthropogenic fire in a coniferous (<...

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Main Authors: Mengjun Hu, Yanchun Liu, Tiantian Wang, Yuanfeng Hao, Zheng Li, Shiqiang Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/2/164