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The distribution of nutrients in plants, litter, and soil were studied before and after a prescribed burn in southern California chaparral. Total N, P, K, Na, Mg, and Ca were measured. The various nutrients were distributed differently in the plant parts and the litter before fire and this affected their redistribution by fire. Measurable losses of only 2 nutrients occurred–N (146 kg/ha) and K (49 kg/ha). Erosional losses of nutrients during the first rainy season after fire are also reported.
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DeBano et al. (1978) studied this question.
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