Fire intensity effects on seed germination of native and invasive Eastern deciduous forest understory plants

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1401-1408

  Emery, Sarah M ^a   Uwimbabazi, Joy ^a   Flory, S Luke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter; Microstegium vimineum; Prescribed fire; Seedbank

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN WATERS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FIRE EFFECT; FIRE INTENSITY; FIRE SUPPRESSION; FIRE TEMPERATURES; FURNACE HEATS; GERMINATION RATES; GIGANTEA; LITTER; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-INTENSITY; MANAGEMENT TOOL; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; NATIVE PLANTS; NATIVE SPECIES; NON-NATIVE; NON-NATIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDBANK; STANDARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FURNACES; HEATING; REFORESTATION;

FIRES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GERMINATION; GRASS; LITTER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEED BANK; UNDERSTORY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LYCOPUS; LYCOPUS AMERICANUS; MICROSTEGIUM; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; SENNA; SENNA HEBECARPA; VERBESINA; VERBESINA ALTERNIFOLIA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA GIGANTEA;

EID: 79952038943     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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