Seasonal effects of prescribed burning and roller chopping on saw palmetto in flatwoods

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1580-1585

  Willcox, Emma V ^a   Giuliano, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescribed fire; Roller chopping; Saw palmetto; Season

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; CONTROL SITES; DORMANT SEASONS; FIRE REGIMES; FIRST YEAR; FLORIDA; GROWING SEASON; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; HIGH-DENSITY; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; POST TREATMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRESCRIBED FIRE; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SAMPLING LOCATION; SEASONAL EFFECTS;

FIRES; VEGETATION;

ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

FIRE BEHAVIOR; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; REGROWTH; SEASONALITY; SHRUB;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SABAL; SERENOA REPENS;

EID: 77649272812     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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