Conservation and restoration of the Pinus palustris ecosystem

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-10

  Gilliam, Frank S ^a   Platt, William J ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation ecology; Fire ecology; Longleaf pine; Old growth forest; Restoration ecology; U.S. Coastal Plain

Indexed keywords

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33750339844     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2006)9[7:CAROTP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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