Crown retreat of open-grown Southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana) due to canopy encroachment in Florida, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 168-176

  Spector, Tova ^a   Putz, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy encroachment; Crown retreat; Live oak; Quercus virginiana; Savanna; Succession

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANOPY ENCROACHMENT; CROWN RETREAT; LIVE OAK; SAVANNA;

HARDWOODS;

FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; SAVANNA; SUCCESSION;

FIRES; FORESTRY; PLANTS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 33646568085     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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