... 6371â INRA, EDP Sciences, 2006DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005098Original articleShort-term effects of fire on plant cover and soil conditions in two Austrocedrus chilensis (cypress) forests in Patagonia, ... changes in understory and overstory, and in the patterns of soil temperature and moisture in burnedcypress forests of Patagonia. Once fire disturbance occurs, theduration and magnitude of post -fire ... post -fire effects on plant cover, in soil temperature (0, 5, 20, and 30 cm depth) and moisture (0–16, 20–36, and 40–56 cmdepth) were analyzed for two years in two cypress stands in Patagonia,...