Wildland fire effects on understory plant communities in two fire-prone forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-142

  Laughlin, Daniel C ^a   Fulé, Peter Z ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRES; LIGHTNING; VEGETATION;

SURFACE FIRE; UNBURNED FORESTS; WILDLAND FIRES;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; OVERSTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RUDERAL; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE;

FOREST FIRES; PLANTS;

ABIES; PICEA;

EID: 39649125375     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-118     Document Type: Article

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