Burn season timing changes nutrient release efficacy

Evidence

Season of burning may alter the effects of and response to burning considerably. For example, fires that occur just prior to a period when plant growth is limited by cold may cause release of nutrients to a plant community unable to make efficient use of them. This factor remains largely unstudied. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 609

Categorization

• QUESTION: Flagged as largely unstudied — a real research gap a landscape-reading student could pursue.