Abstract
After a wildfire in the virgin forest of a lake-watershed region in northeastern Minnesota, the phosphorus concentration in the runoff was elevated for 2 years and decreased in the third year. However, there was no increase in the phosphorus concentrations of a lake and its input stream. This indicates that, under similar circumstances, controlled burning will not damage streams or lakes by elevating phosphorus levels.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1109-1111 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 188 |
| Issue number | 4193 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 1975 |