Since all 1996 vegetation data were collected prior to any burn treatments, we pooled 1996 data for many of our analyses. When a distinction is made, the subplots designated to be held as unburned controls are referred to as “pre-unburned,” while the subplots designated for future burns ...
A possible explanation is that the dead wood replenished the nitrogen content in the soil, and the increased the nitrate nitrogen content in the soil facilitated the microbial fixation on the soil. Moreover, the substantial number of microbial activities boosted the heterotrophic respiration, leading...