Fire increases aboveground biomass, seed production and recruitment success of Molinia caerulea in dry heathland

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-305

  Brys, Rein ^a,b   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   De Blust, Geert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fire; Germination; Invasive species; Nutrient balance; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; FIRE; GERMINATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT; SEED PREDATION;

MOLINIA; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 29144467991     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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