Foliar morphology and chemistry of upland oaks, red maple, and sassafras seedlings in response to single and repeated prescribed fires

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 740-754

  Alexander, H D ^a,b   Arthur, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN KENTUCKY; FIRE-SENSITIVE SPECIES; GROWING SEASONS; LEAF MASS PER AREAS; LEAF TRAITS; LOW INTENSITIES; N CONTENTS; OAK FORESTS; OAK SEEDLINGS; POST FIRES; PRESCRIBED FIRES; QUERCUS SPP; RED MAPLES; TOTAL LEAF AREAS; UNDERSTORY LIGHTS; WHITE OAKS; WOODY SEEDLINGS;

COMPETITION; DISASTERS; FIRES; INCINERATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWING SEASON; LEAF AREA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEEDLING;

ACER; COMBUSTION; DISASTERS; FIRES; FORESTRY; GROWTH; PLANTS; QUERCUS; SASSAFRAS; SEEDLINGS;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 65349113668     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-007     Document Type: Article

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