Oak Community and Seedling Response to Fire at Fort Lewis, Washington

Northwest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Regan, A Christopher ^a   Agee, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING;

FORT LEWIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

FRAXINUS; MAMMALIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS GARRYANA;

EID: 1442340182     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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