Fire, soil heating, and the formation of vegetation patterns in chaparral

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-169

  Odion, Dennis C ^a,b   Davis, Frank W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Marin Municipal Water District   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adenostoma fasciculatum; Arctostaphylos; Ceanothus; Chaparral; Fire disturbance intensity; Helianthemum scoparium; Obligate seeder; Seed germination, distribution, and mortality; Seedbank; Shrub canopy; Soil heating; Vegetation patterns

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; SEED BANK; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; CEANOTHUS; HELIANTHEMUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 0033956089     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2000)070[0149:FSHATF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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