Silviculture that sustains: The nexus between silviculture, frequent prescribed fire, and conservation of biodiversity in longleaf pine forests of the southeastern United States

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2724-2736

  Mitchell, R J ^a   Hiers, J K ^a   O'Brien, J J ^b   Jack, S B ^a   Engstrom, R T ^c  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH KINETICS;

CANOPY DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH OF REGENERATION; PINE ECOSYSTEMS; PINE FUELS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER; YIELD;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; GROWTH; LEAVES; PINUS; SILVICULTURE;

COASTAL PLAIN [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 34247259569     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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