Woody vegetation response to various burning regimes in South Texas

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-166

  Ruthven III, Donald C ^a   Braden, Anthony W ^a   Knutson, Haley J ^a   Gallagher, James F ^a   Synatzske, David R ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fire; Range improvement; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

BURNING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; RANGELAND; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOODY PLANT;

CHAPARRAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA; ACACIA SCHAFFNERI; CELTIS PALLIDA; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS TEXANA; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; GUAJACUM; GUAJACUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; LYCIUM; LYCIUM BERLANDIERI; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA ENGELMANNII; OPUNTIA LEPTOCAULIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; SCHAFFNERI; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 0037350101     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003900     Document Type: Article

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