Modeling the effect of fire on the demography of Dicerandra frutescens ssp. frutescens (Lamiaceae), an endangered plant endemic to Florida scrub

Population Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-62

  Evans, Margaret E K ^a,b   Holsinger, Kent E ^c   Menges, Eric S ^d  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida scrub; Hierarchical Bayesian analysis; Model comparison; Model uncertainty; Population projection; Time since fire

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HERB; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DICERANDRA FRUTESCENS; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 37549070274     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-007-0060-6     Document Type: Article

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