Fire history of a barrier island slash pine (Pinus elliottii) savanna

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-268

  Huffman, Jean M ^a   Platt, William J ^a   Grissino Mayer, Henri ^b,d   Boyce, Carla J ^c,e  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Apalachicola National Estuarine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e Apalachicola Natl Estuarine Res R   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Fire ecology; Fire frequency and season; Fire history; Pinus elliottii var. elliottii

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY; PALEOECOLOGY;

FLORIDA; LITTLE SAINT GEORGE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHRISTIA; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS ELLIOTTII VAR. ELLIOTTII; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 3242741215     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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