Increase in the woody component of seasonal savannas under different fire regimes in Calabozo, Venezuela

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 977-983

  Silva, Juan F ^a,b   Zambrano, Alexis ^a   Fariñas, Mario R ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Grazing; Physiognomy; Succession; Tree; Tree cover; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GRAZING; SAVANNA; SUCCESSION; TREE; VEGETATION COVER;

VENEZUELA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0035212245     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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