Effect of fire on growth of three perennial grasses from central semi-arid Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 657-673

  Pelaez D V ^a   Boo R M ^a   Elia, O R ^a   Mayor, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fire temperature; Piptochaetium napostaense; Stipa gynerioides; Stipa tenuis; Tiller growth

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GRASS; GROWTH; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEMIARID REGION;

ARGENTINA;

PIPTOCHAETIUM; PIPTOCHAETIUM NAPOSTAENSE; POACEAE; STIPA; STIPA GYNERIOIDES; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 0141501962     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)00287-2     Document Type: Article

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