Variable community responses to herbivory in fire-altered landscapes of northern Patagonia, Argentina

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-91

  Kitzberger, T ^a   Raffaele, E ^a   Veblen, T ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire regime; Fire herbivory; Survivorship; Synergism; Tree seedling

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944561404     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110509485865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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