Effects of an intense prescribed fire on understory vegetation in a mixed conifer forest

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 590-601

  Huisinga, Kristin D ^a   Laughlin, Daniel C ^a   Fulé, Peter Z ^a   Springer, Judith D ^a   McGlone, Christopher M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotics; Kaibab Plateau; Mixed conifer; Ponderosa pine; Prescribed fire; Species richness; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33644769141     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2005)132[590:EOAIPF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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