A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida

Castanea

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-189

  Carr, Susan C ^a   Robertson, Kevin M ^b   Peet, Robert K ^c  

^a Tall Timbers Research Station ^*  (United States)

^b TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FRAGMENTATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LAND TYPE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 77954707602     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/09-016.1     Document Type: Article

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