Simulating the effects of different spatio-temporal fire regimes on plant metapopulation persistence in a Mediterranean-type region

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1477-1485

  Groeneveld, J ^a,b   Enright, N J ^c,d   Lamont, Byron B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banksia hookeriana; Fire history; Fire interval; Local extinction; Plant metapopulation; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE HISTORY; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METAPOPULATION; PERSISTENCE; SHRUB; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA HOOKERIANA;

EID: 50649093286     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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