Fire effects on germination of seeds from Rhus and Rubus: Competitors to pine during natural regeneration

New Forests

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-64

  Cain, Michael D ^a   Shelton, Michael G ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackberry; Dry heat; Moist heat; Shining sumac; Smooth sumac; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CULTIVATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FRUITS; SEED; SOILS;

GERMINATION;

FORESTRY;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FIRE; GERMINATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEED;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS ECHINATA; RHUS; RHUS COPALLINA; RHUS GLABRA; RUBUS; RUBUS ARGUTUS;

EID: 0042267405     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024406209842     Document Type: Article

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