Long-term changes in an oak forest's woody understory and herb layer with repeated burning

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-237

  Bowles, Marlin L ^a   Jacobs, Karel A ^a,c   Mengler, Jeffrey L ^b  

^a MORTON ARBORETUM   (United States)

^b U S Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Alliaria petiolata; Canopy openness; Cover; Fire effects; Ground layer; Guild structure; Rhamnus cathartica; Shrub layer; Species richness; Spring herbs; Summer herbs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BURNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; GROUND COVER; GUILD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RECOLONIZATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; AVES; BRASSICA; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS CATHARTICA;

EID: 34547785066     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2007)134[223:LCIAOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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