Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 16:28
in Earth & Climate
A new study led by the Pacific Northwest Research Station represents the first direct evidence of the toll wildfire can take on forest soil layers. It draws on data from the 2002 Biscuit Fire, which scorched some 500,000 acres in southwest Oregon.