Immediate ecological impacts of a prescribed fire on a cattail-dominated wetland in Florida Everglades

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-41

  Miao, ShiLi ^a   Edelstein, Chris ^b   Carstenn, Susan ^c   Gu, Binhe ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b TBE Group   (United States)

^c HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DIC; Periphyton; Pore water; Seed germination; Surface water; TDKN; TDP; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GERMINATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PERIPHYTON; PH; POREWATER; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURFACE WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

TYPHA;

EID: 77954687473     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0176-0029     Document Type: Article

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