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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): H. Knight
Publication Date: 1966

Burning experiments conducted in the labortory indicated a 25-64 per cent loss of nitrogen from the forest floor at temperatures of 300-700ºC. Burning increased the nitrogen concentration of the residual material, but the total amount of nitrogen decreased. This may explain the frequent reports of an increase in nitrogen after burning.

Citation: Knight, H. 1966. Loss of nitrogen from the forest floor by burning. Forestry Chronicle, p. 149-152.

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Keywords:
  • British Columbia
  • Canada
  • experimental fires
  • fire management
  • forest management
  • hardwood forests
  • laboratory fires
  • litter
  • nitrogen
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • slash
  • soil organic matter
  • surface fires
  • temperature
  • understory vegetation
  • volatilization
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13618Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire FileAbstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 38992

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