Effects of summer burning and mowing on central Texas juniper-oak savanna plant communities during drought conditions

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-260

  Ewing, Kern ^a   Windhager, Steve ^b   McCaw, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Wildlands Conservation Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Juniper oak savanna; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center; Mowing; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

AVES; JUNIPERUS; POACEAE;

EID: 28844462308     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.23.4.255     Document Type: Article

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