Simulating the effects of frequent fire on southern california coastal shrublands

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1744-1756

  Syphard, Alexandra D ^a,e   Franklin, Janet ^b   Keeley, Jon E ^c,d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaparral shrublands; Coastal sage scrub; Fire frequency; Functional types; LANDIS; Simulation modeling; Southern California (USA); Vegetation type conversion

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHAPARRAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GERMINATION; SHRUBLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; METABOLISM; PLANT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 33749542467     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1744:STEOFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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