Fire induces clonal sprouting of riparian cottonwoods

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1604-1616

  Gom, Lori A ^a   Rood, Stewart B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonal regeneration; Coppice sprouts; Cottonwoods; Fire; Poplars; Suckers

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLONE; FIRE; GERMINATION; HYBRID; PLANT GROWTH; POPULUS; REGENERATION; ROOTING; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

FIRE; GROWTH RESPONSE; SHOOT GROWTH;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

AIGEIROS; CATOSTOMIDAE; POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA SUBSP. TRICHOCARPA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA; TACAMAHACA;

EID: 0033494636     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-11-1604     Document Type: Article

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