Linking plant functional traits with post-fire sprouting vigour in woody species in central Argentina

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 789-796

  Gurvich, Diego E ^a   Enrico, Lucas ^a   Cingolani, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fire ecology; Growth rate; Specific leaf area; Sprouting vigour; Wood density

Indexed keywords

FIRE; REGROWTH; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VIGOR;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 28444458426     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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