Plant functional types can predict decade-scale changes in fire-prone vegetation

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1324-1337

  Keith, David A ^a   Holman, Lisa ^a   Rodoreda, Suzette ^a   Lemmon, Jedda ^a   Bedward, Michael ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Fire regimes; Heathlands; Long term monitoring; Plant life history; Plant traits; Predictive modelling; Seed banks vegetation dynamics; Vital attributes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIRE; HEATHLAND; LIFE HISTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35448995243     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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