Direct and indirect effects of salt spray and fire on coastal heathland plant physiology and community composition

Rhodora

Volumn 108, Issue 933, 2006, Pages 32-42

  Griffiths, Megan E ^a,b   Keith, Robin P ^a,c   Orians, Colin M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance regime; Physiological responses; Prescribed burning; Vascular plant community structure; Water balance

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33645544834     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3119/05-16.1     Document Type: Article

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