Fire-driven oak regeneration in French Mediterranean ecosystems

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2127-2135

  Curt, Thomas ^a   Adra, Walaa ^a   Borgniet, Laurent ^a  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

Author keywords

Landscape structure; Mediterranean ecosystems; Quercus ilex; Quercus pubescens; Quercus suber; Regeneration window; Seed dispersal; Wildfire regime

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; QUERCUS SUBER; REGENERATION WINDOW; SEED DISPERSAL; WILDFIRE REGIME;

ECOSYSTEMS; EMPLOYMENT; FORESTRY; SEED; VEGETATION; WINDOWS;

FIRES;

CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS TREE; FIRE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SHRUBLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CISTUS; ERICA ARBOREA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 70349203665     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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