Effect of a Low-Intensity Winter Fire on Long-Unburned Florida Sand Pine Scrub

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-183

  Abrahamson, Warren G ^a   Abrahamson, Jill R ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIBED FIRE; SAND PINE; SCRUB; SUCCESSION;

USA, FLORIDA;

PINACEAE; PINUS CLAUSA;

EID: 0030303714     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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