Biomass equations for hardwood resprouts in fire-maintained pinelands in the southeastern United States

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Robertson, Kevin M ^a   Ostertag, Thomas E ^b  

^a TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass estimation; Pine understory; Prescribed fire; Upland pine forest

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FIRES; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LANDFORMS;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; PINE FOREST; PINE UNDERSTORY; PRESCRIBED FIRES;

BIOMASS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; PINUS; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

EID: 69849105925     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.3.121     Document Type: Article

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