Succession dynamics in a maritime forest following Hurricane Hugo and fuel reduction burns

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-283

  Smith, G F ^a   Nicholas, N S ^b   Zedaker, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese tallow tree; Coastal vegetation; Disturbance; Old growth loblolly pine

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FIRE; HURRICANE HUGO; MARITIME FOREST; SECONDARY SUCCESSION;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL ISLAND;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FAGACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS TAEDA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; SAPIUM SEBIFERUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 0030767090     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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