Early post-fire changes in Pinus brutia forests (Amanos Mountains, Turkey)
Journal: Acta Botanica Croatica
Year: 2011

Early post-fire changes in Pinus brutia forests (Amanos Mountains, Turkey) We studied the species composition and soil nutrients in a Pinus brutia forest after a fire that occurred in 1989. Four permanent plots were created in the burnt and not burnt areas in the Amanos Mountains of Turkey. The floristic richness, biological spectra, above ground phytomass and soil features in the study areas were assessed during the first three years after the fire. After the fire, we found a reduced amount of