Chaining and burning modifies vegetation structure, fuel, and post-disturbance sprouting capacity

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 588-592

  Gosper, Carl R ^a,b   Prober, Suzanne M ^a   Yates, Colin J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; fire ecology; fire management; mallee; prescribed burning; resprout

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BURNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 77957220512     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00157.1     Document Type: Article

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