Survival and growth of upland oak and co-occurring competitor seedlings following single and repeated prescribed fires

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1021-1030

  Alexander, Heather D ^a   Arthur, Mary A ^a   Loftis, David L ^b   Green, Stephanie R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Southern Research Station   (United States)

^c Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

Oak; Oak regeneration; Prescribed fire; Red maple; Sassafras; Understory light

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DISASTERS; ECOLOGY; FIRES;

CANOPY COVER; COMPETITIVE POSITIONING; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DECIDUOUS FORESTS; EASTERN KENTUCKY; FIRE TEMPERATURES; FIRE-SUPPRESSION; GROWING SEASONS; GROWTH PARAMETERS; GROWTH RESPONSES; LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS; MANAGEMENT TOOLS; OAK; OAK REGENERATION; OAK SEEDLINGS; PRESCRIBED FIRE; PRESCRIBED FIRES; QUERCUS SPP; RED MAPLE; RED OAKS; SASSAFRAS; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; UNDERSTORY LIGHT;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

ACER RUBRUM; DISASTERS; ECOLOGY; FIRES; FORESTRY; GROWTH; LIGHT; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION; SASSAFRAS; SEEDLINGS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ERYTHROBALANUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; SASSAFRAS; SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM;

EID: 49049094184     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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