Changes in understory vegetation and soil characteristics following silvicultural activities in a southeastern mixed pine forest

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-504

  Archer, Jessica K ^a   Miller, Deborah L ^b   Tanner, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Groundcover; Longleaf pine; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BULK DENSITY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; GROUND COVER; PH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

FORT BENNING; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON TERNARIUS; ANDROPOGON VIRGINICUS; BULBOSTYLIS BARBATA; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CYPERUS; CYPERUS CROCEUS; DESMODIUM; DICHANTHELIUM; GAYLUSSACIA MOSIERI; HIERACIUM; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PITYOPSIS; RHYNCHOSIA TOMENTOSA; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; SPOROBOLUS JUNCEUS; TRIDENS FLAVUS;

EID: 43949111313     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/07-RA-013.1     Document Type: Article

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