The effect of fire severity on first-year seedling establishment in a Pinus canariensis forest on Tenerife, Canary Islands

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-508

  Otto, Rüdiger ^a   García del Rey, Eduardo ^a   Muñoz, Pascual Gil ^b   Fernández Palacios, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; GAM; GLM; Pinus canariensis; Post fire regeneration; Regression tree

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENSITY; FIRE; GERMINATION; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SEED BANK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

PINUS CANARIENSIS;

EID: 77953543188     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0347-6     Document Type: Article

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