Effect of Prescribed Burning on Tree Diversity, Biomass Stocks and Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Tropical Highland Forests

Effect of Prescribed Burning on Tree Diversity, Biomass Stocks and Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Tropical Highland Forests

Fire has been an integral part of ecosystem functioning in many biomes for a long time, but the increased intensity and frequency of wildfires often affect plant diversity and carbon storage. Prescribed burning is one of the alternatives to forest fuel management where the fire is controlled and car...

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Main Authors: Susana del Carmen López-Cruz, Deb Raj Aryal, Carlos Alberto Velázquez-Sanabria, Francisco Guevara-Hernández, Andrea Venegas-Sandoval, Fernando Casanova-Lugo, Manuel Alejandro La O-Arias, José Apolonio Venegas-Venegas, Mariela Beatriz Reyes-Sosa, René Pinto-Ruiz, Adalberto Hernández-López, Francisco Javier Medina-Jonapá, Roselia Ramírez-Diaz, Alonso López-Cruz, Alejandro Alcudia-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
carbon stocks
controlled forest fire
tree species diversity
forest regeneration
wildfire
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/12/2164

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