Successional trends in standing dead biomass in Mediterranean basin species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-474

  Baeza, M J ^a,b   Santana, V M ^a   Pausas, J G ^c   Vallejo, V R ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early and late species; Flammability; Retaining dead fuel; Species replacement; Successional stages; Woody species

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PHYTOMASS; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN;

CISTUS; ILEX; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; QUERCUS ILEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX PARVIFLORUS;

EID: 79955042870     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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