Spatial patterns in leaf area and plant functional type cover across chronosequences of sagebrush ecosystems

Plant Ecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-83

  Ewers, B E ^a   Pendall, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire; Geostatistics; Prescribed burn; Rangelands; Shrub islands

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GEOSTATISTICS; ISLAND; LEAF AREA INDEX; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA VASEYANA;

EID: 36448982838     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9275-z     Document Type: Article

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