Changes in forest understory associated with Juniperus encroachment in Oklahoma, USA

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-368

  Van Els, Paul ^a   Will, Rodney E ^a   Palmer, Michael W ^a   Hickman, Karen R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross Timbers; Fire suppression; Herbaceous vegetation; Juniperus virginiana; Midstory development; photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD)

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS;

EID: 77954330737     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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