Fuel breaks affect nonnative species abundance in Californian plant communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 515-527

  Merriam, Kyle E ^a   Keeley, Jon E ^b   Beyers, Jan L ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Disturbance corridors; Fire; Fire management; Fuel breaks; Fuel reduction treatments; Fuels management; Grazing; Invasive plants; Nonnative plants

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FUEL; GRAZING; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY; PINACEAE; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FIRES; FORESTRY; PINACEAE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645110914     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[0515:FBANSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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