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Forest Environment

Wildfire burned soil organic horizon contribution to runoff and infiltration in a Pinus pinaster forest soil

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Pages 86-92 | Received 14 Aug 2017, Accepted 14 Jan 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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