Vegetation succession among and within structural layers following wildfire in managed forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-247

  Kayes, Lori J ^a   Anderson, Paul D ^b   Puettmann, Klaus J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect; Bryophytes; Cryptogams; Early seral; Fire severity; Initial floristics; Managed forests; Mixed conifer forest; Mixed severity fire; Pacific Northwest; Plant community; Relay floristics; Succession

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; BURNING; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FLORISTICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERB; MIXED FOREST; MODEL TEST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; STOCHASTICITY; SUCCESSION; TOPOGRAPHY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WILDFIRE;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 77949685551     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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