Effects of multiple fires on tree invasion in montane grasslands

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1363-1373

  Fairfax, Russell ^a   Fensham, Rod ^a,b   Butler, Don ^a   Quinn, Kelvin ^c   Sigley, Bernice ^c   Holman, James ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Bunya Mountains National Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Australia; Bunya Mountains; Eucalyptus; Fire management; Indigenous burning; Resprouting; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; LEGUME; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPROUTING; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; BUNYA MOUNTAINS; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA IRRORATA; CASSINIA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 76349105058     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-009-9388-y     Document Type: Article

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