Post-fire resprouting ability of 15 non-dominant shrub and tree species in Mediterranean areas of NE Spain

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 883-890

  Quevedo, Lidia ^a   Rodrigo, Anselm ^a   Espelta, Josep Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution area; Juniperus; Prescribed burning; Resprouting; Woody species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GYMNOSPERM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESPROUTING; SHRUB; WILDFIRE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA;

EID: 36549069104     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007070     Document Type: Article

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