Stand-level effects of soil burn severity on postfire regeneration in a recently burned black spruce forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2151-2163

  Johnstone, Jill F ^a,b   Kasischke, Eric S ^b,c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FIRES; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

PLANT GROWTH; SEVERITY; STAND-LEVEL EFFECTS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FIRE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

FORESTRY; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 29844451434     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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