Invasive and native plant responses to shrubland fuel reduction: comparing prescribed fire, mastication, and treatment season

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1657-1664

  Potts, Jennifer B ^a   Stephens, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual grasses; Chaparral; Fire hazards; Invasive species; Species diversity; Urban wildland interface

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUBLAND; URBAN AREA; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 67349270092     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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