Ecophysiological responses of two herbaceous species to prescribed burning, alone or in combination with overstory thinning

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 755-763

  Huang, Jianjun ^a   Boerner, Ralph E J ^a   Rebbeck, Joanne ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning; Herb; Photosynthetic rate; Thinning; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HERB; MIXED FOREST; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OVERSTORY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; THINNING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

DESMODIUM NUDIFLORUM; DICHANTHELIUM BOSCII;

EID: 34250745344     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.5.755     Document Type: Article

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