Effects of sowing native herbaceous species on the post-fire recovery in a heathland

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-138

  Fernandez Abascal I ^a   Tarrega R ^a   Luis Calabuig, E ^a   Marcos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrostis capillaris; Festuca rubra; Heathland; Post fire seeding; Revegetation; Succession; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FIRE; HEATHLAND; REVEGETATION; SOWING; SUCCESSION; WILDFIRE;

CASTILLA Y LEON; LEON; SPAIN;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ERICA AUSTRALIS; FESTUCA RUBRA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 0042203589     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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