Effects of disturbance intensity and frequency on early old-field succession

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 721-728

  Collins, B ^a   Wein, G ^a   Philippi, T ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Clipping; Establishment; Solidago; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; DISTURBANCE; OLD FIELD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 0035656621     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236913     Document Type: Article

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