Short-term bryoid and vascular vegetation response to reforestation alternatives following wildfire in conifer plantations

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 326-339

  Kayes, Lori J ^a   Puettmann, Klaus J ^b   Anderson, Paul D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect; Bryophytes; Fire; Mixed species plantings; Plantation management; Shrub removal; Site conditions; Vegetation dynamics; Vegetation removal

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79959931937     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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