Influence of species pool, fire history, and woody canopy on plant species density and composition in tallgrass prairie

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-62

  Milbauer, Michelle L ^a   Leach, Mark K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extirpation; Fire; Habitat specialist; Seed limitation; Wisconsin; Woody plant invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAIRIE; RARITY; RECRUITMENT; SPECIALIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34250830223     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2007)134[53:IOSPFH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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