Short-term effects of fire frequency on vegetation composition and biomass in mixed prairie in south-western Manitoba

Plant Ecology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-167

  Shay, Jennifer ^a   Kunec, Diane ^a,b   Dyck, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bare ground; Bouteloua gracilis; Burning; Litter; Mixed grass; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIRE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CANADA;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; CAREX; HESPEROSTIPA SPARTEA; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA DENSA; STIPA;

EID: 0035654408     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013266700912     Document Type: Article

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