Prescribed Extreme Fire Effects on Richness and Invasion in Coastal Prairie

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-340

  Twidwell, Dirac ^a,c   Rogers, William E ^a   McMahon, Elizabeth A ^a   Thomas, Bryce R ^a   Kreuter, Urs P ^a   Blankenship, Terry L ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation invasion fire dilemma; diversity; fire ecology; grassland restoration; invasive grass; plant community conservation.

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES; BOTHRIOCHLOA ISCHAEMUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84866266352     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00017.1     Document Type: Article

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