Ground fires as agents of mortality in a Central Amazonian forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-541

  Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Amazonia; Ground fires; Plant mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032765682     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499000991     Document Type: Article

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