The interaction of seedling density dependence and fire in a matrix population model of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 487-494

  Cropper Jr , Wendell P ^a   Loudermilk, E Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Density dependence; Fire; Longleaf pine; Matrix model; Pinus palustris; Population; Stability

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEED; STABILITY;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LONGLEAF PINE; MATRIX MODEL;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FIRE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; SEEDLING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

PINUS; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33748770619     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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