Forest structure and organic horizon analysis along a fire chronosequence in the low elevation forests of western Montana

Black (pyrogenic) carbon: a synthesis of current knowledge and uncertainties with special consideration of boreal regions

“…and Scots pine in Scandinavia Zackrisson et al, 1996Zackrisson et al, , 2004. A similar trajectory of ecosysem development after fire was found for conifer forests in Montana (MacKenzie et al, 2004b.…”

Yield Implications of Site Preparation Treatments for Lodgepole Pine and White Spruce in Northern British Columbia

“…While mechanical site preparation typically reduces soil bulk density without reducing nutrient availability one study reports that the bedding plow treatment had significantly greater total C than the untreated indicating an overall increased level of organic matter [26]. The fire treatment resulted in higher productivity for lodgepole pine up-to age 60 as a consequence, among the others, of the ash layer that replaces the forest floor and allows more solar radiation to penetrate the soil [26,41,42]. The Delta disk trenching furrow-planting is the worst treatment.…”

Responses of soil carbon, nitrogen and cations to the frequency and seasonality of prescribed burning in a Cape Cod oak-pine forest

“…Fire can lead to important changes in the physical and chemical properties of forest soils including increased bulk density and altered physical structure (Boyer and Miller, 1994;Arocena and Opio, 2003), increased soil cation stocks (Franklin et al, 2003;Liechty et al, 2005;Neff et al, 2005), and decreased carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks in surface soils (Binkley, 1992;Choromanska and DeLuca 2001;MacKenzie et al, 2004;Shelburne et al, 2004). Responses of soil cations, C and N to fire vary substantially in direction, magnitude and the length of time during which changes can be detected after fire (Carter and Foster, 2004;Certini, 2005).…”