Land use history effects in mixed pine - Hardwood forests at Fort Benning

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 460-467

  Dilustro, John ^a,b   Collins, Beverly ^a,c   Duncan, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Chowan University   (United States)

^c WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Military land use; Prescribed fire; Southeastern mixed pine hardwood forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASS; GROUND COVER; LAND USE; LEGUME; MILITARY LAND; MIXED FOREST; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL HORIZON; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORT BENNING; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 33846081107     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[460:LUHEIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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