Prescribed burning and understory composition in a temperate deciduous forest, Ohio, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 238, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 54-64

  Glasgow, Lance S ^a   Matlack, Glenn R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Hardwoods Region; Forest herbs; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

FIRE HAZARDS; HARDWOODS; VEGETATION;

COLONIZATION; FOREST HERBS; VEGETATIONAL RESPONSES;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FIRE; GERMINATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

FOREST FIRES; HARDWOODS; PLANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ERECHTITES HIERACIFOLIA; HEDERA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE; QUERCUS; RHUS GLABRA; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 33845942740     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.344     Document Type: Article

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