"Fire seeders" during early post-fire succession and their quantitative importance in south-eastern Spain

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-209

  Buhk, C ^a   Hensen, I ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cistaceae; Disturbance; Fire adaptation; Germination; Murcia; Regeneration mechanism

Indexed keywords

ASH; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; GERMINATION; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN; SMOKE; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CISTACEAE;

EID: 33646082483     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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