Effects of long-term fire exclusion on tree species composition and stand structure in an old-growth Pinus palustris (Longleaf pine) forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Gilliam, Frank S ^a   Platt, William J ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ecology; Longleaf pine ecosystem; Old growth forests; Sandhills; U.S. Coastal Plain

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE HISTORY; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0033065560     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009776020438     Document Type: Article

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