Effects of reintroduction of fire into fire suppressed coastal scrub and longleaf pine communities along the lower Gulf Coastal plain

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-344

  Ruth, Andrew D ^a   Miller, Deborah L ^b   Jose, Shibu ^b   Long, Alan ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire reintroduction; Longleaf; Panhandle sand pine scrub

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FIRE; GROWING SEASON; HERB; REINTRODUCTION; SCRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

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

ARISTIDA; BAPTISIA LANCEOLATA; CALAMOVILFA CURTISSII; CLADONIA; ERIOGONUM; ERIOGONUM TOMENTOSUM; GAYLUSSACIA MOSIERI; ILEX; ILEX GLABRA; ILEX VOMITORIA; KALMIA HIRSUTA; MAGNOLIA VIRGINIANA; MAGNOLIACEAE; PINUS CLAUSA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; QUERCUS CHAPMANII; QUERCUS GEMINATA; QUERCUS MYRTIFOLIA; RHYNCHOSPORA MEGALOCARPA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRSINITES; YUCCA FILAMENTOSA;

EID: 35948992724     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2007)27[332:EOROFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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