Growth and recovery of oak-saw palmetto scrub through ten years after fire

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-13

  Schmalzer, Paul A ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida scrub; Prescribed burning; Vegetation recovery

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SCRUB;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CHAPMANII; QUERCUS GEMINATA; QUERCUS MYRTIFOLIA; SABAL; SERENOA REPENS;

EID: 0037241826     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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