Influence of season of fire on flowering of wet prairie grasses in South Florida, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 430-434

  Main, Martin B ^a   Barry, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Muhlenbergia capillaris; Native grasses; Paspalum monostachyum; Prescribed fire; Schizachyrium rhizomatum; Seasonal effects of fire; Wet prairie; Wetland

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PRAIRIE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANDROPOGON FLORIDANUS; MUHLENBERGIA; MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM MONOSTACHYUM; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM RHIZOMATUM;

EID: 25144449508     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2002)022[0430:iosofo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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