Effects of fire on the vegetation of a lowland heathland in North-western Italy

Plant Ecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 723-731

  Borghesio, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Birch; Calluna vulgaris; Conservation; Fire; Heather; Shrubland

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; HERBIVORE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NATURE RESERVE; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VASCULAR PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; VAUDA NATURE RESERVE;

BETULA PENDULA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 67349254206     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9459-1     Document Type: Article

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