Temporal changes in species composition in Fescue Prairie: Relationships with burning history, time of burning, and environmental conditions

Plant Ecology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-153

  Gross, D V ^a   Romo, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Festuca hallii; Fire ecology; Fire frequency; Natural variability; Prescribed fire; Season of burning

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIRE HISTORY; GRASS; GROUND COVER; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRESCRIBED BURNING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

CAREX OBTUSATA; CAREX PENSYLVANICA; ELYMUS; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; FESTUCA HALLII; GALIUM; GALIUM BOREALE; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; PULSATILLA; PULSATILLA PATENS; SYMPHORICARPOS OCCIDENTALIS; SYMPHYOTRICHUM ERICOIDES;

EID: 77951974374     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9693-1     Document Type: Article

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