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Soil dynamics following fire in Juncus and Spartina marshes
Author(s): P. A. Schmalzer, C. R. Hinkle.
Year: 1992
Journal: Wetlands
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 8-21
Article Topic(s): Disturbance, Nutrients
Research Setting(s): Wetland
Species Referenced: Spartina bakeri (Sand cordgrass),
Abstract
Researches changes in soil in burned and unburned Juncus roemerianus and Spartina bakeri marshes one year following after a fire. Organic matter,calcium, Mg, K, and PO4-P all increased after burning. Soil pH also increased but increases lasted less than one month.Suggested Citation
P. A. Schmalzer, and C. R. Hinkle. "Soil dynamics following fire in Juncus and Spartina marshes." Wetlands 12.1 (1992): 8-21.Go back