Regeneration models and plant regenerative types related to the intensity of fire in Atlantic shrubland and woodland species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Reyes, Otilia ^a   Casal, Mercedes ^a  

^a Faculty of Economics and Business Administration   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic area; Functional germinative model; Functional regenerative model; Functional sprouting model; NW iberian peninsula; Recovery model; Woody plant ecosystem

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GERMINATION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SHRUBLAND; WOODLAND;

ATLANTIC FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 59749089388     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18412     Document Type: Article

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