Microsite and herbaceous vegetation heterogeneity after burning Artemisia tridentata steppe

Oecologia

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 597-606

  Davies, Kirk W ^a   Bates, Jonathan D ^a   James, Jeremy J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Disturbance; Micro environment; Prescribed fire; Resource island

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DICOTYLEDON; SHRUB; VEGETATION;

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; FIRE;

ARTEMISIA; FIRES;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 60449119060     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1231-7     Document Type: Article

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