Is foliar flammability of woody species related to time since fire and herbivory in northwest Patagonia, Argentina?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 931-941

  Blackhall, Melisa ^a   Raffaele, Estela ^a   Veblen, Thomas T ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle herbivory; Fire ecology; Fuel flammability; Ignitability tests; Leaf traits; Plant herbivore interactions; Resprouting species

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; LEAF AREA; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESPROUTING; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK; PATAGONIA;

BOS; DIOSTEA; LOMATIA HIRSUTA; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS BOARIA; NOTHOFAGUS ANTARCTICA; RIBES; RIBES MAGELLANICUM; SCHINUS PATAGONICUS;

EID: 84865738326     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01405.x     Document Type: Article

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