Fire frequency drives decadal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen and ecosystem productivity

Adam F. A. Pellegrini (), Anders Ahlström, Sarah E. Hobbie, Peter B. Reich, Lars P. Nieradzik, A. Carla Staver, Bryant C. Scharenbroch, Ari Jumpponen, William R. L. Anderegg, James T. Randerson and Robert B. Jackson
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Adam F. A. Pellegrini: Stanford University
Anders Ahlström: Stanford University
Sarah E. Hobbie: Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Peter B. Reich: University of Minnesota
Lars P. Nieradzik: Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, Lund University
A. Carla Staver: Yale University
Bryant C. Scharenbroch: College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Ari Jumpponen: Kansas State University
William R. L. Anderegg: University of Utah
James T. Randerson: University of California–Irvine
Robert B. Jackson: Stanford University

Nature, 2018, vol. 553, issue 7687, 194-198

Abstract: A meta-analysis and field data show that frequent fires in savannas and broadleaf forests decrease soil carbon and nitrogen over many decades; modelling shows that nitrogen loss drives carbon loss by reducing net primary productivity.

Date: 2018
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