Response of boreal plant communities to variations in previous fire-free interval

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-508

  Johnstone, Jill F ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Coarse woody debris; Fire frequency; Non metric multidimensional scaling ordination; Plant functional types; Post fire regeneration; Regeneration traits; Yukon Territory

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; EPILOBIUM; PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RIBES GLANDULOSUM; RIBES HUDSONIANUM; SALIX; SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33845761820     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06012     Document Type: Article

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