Responses of rare plant species to fire in florida's pyrogenic communities

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-16

  Slapcinsky, Jodi L ^a   Gordon, Doria R ^a   Menges, Eric S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Florida; Florida scrub; Pine rocklands; Pyrogenic; Sandhill

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FIRE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LIGHTNING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RARE SPECIES; SCRUB; SEED BANK; SURVIVORSHIP;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 77049089238     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.030.0102     Document Type: Article

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