Chaparral shrub recovery after fuel reduction: A comparison of prescribed fire and mastication techniques

Plant Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-315

  Potts, Jennifer B ^a   Marino, Eva ^a,b   Stephens, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenostoma fasciculatum; Ceanothus cuneatus; Chamise; Fire hazard; Herbivory; Mastication; Prescribed burning; Resprouting

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; FIRE BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RISK FACTOR; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM; CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS CUNEATUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 77956012604     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9758-1     Document Type: Article

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