Effects of burning season and frequency on saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) flowering and fruiting

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 230, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 69-78

  Carrington, Mary E ^a   Mullahey, J Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ecology; Flatwoods; Serenoa repens

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAWDUST;

FIRE ECOLOGY; FLATWOODS; SERENOA REPENS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AMPHIBIAN; ANGIOSPERM; BIRD; BURNING; FIELD SURVEY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; INSECT; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; MAMMAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; REPTILE;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS; SAWS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SABAL; SERENOA REPENS;

EID: 33745202608     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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