Fire promotes growth and reproduction of Saccharum spontaneum (L.) in Panama

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2479-2488

  Saltonstall, Kristin ^a   Bonnett, Graham D ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Disturbance; Grass; Invasion; Panama

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARE SOIL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CANAL; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FLOWERING; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONITORING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGROWTH; SEED PRODUCTION; SHOOT; WATERSHED;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA CANAL;

POACEAE; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM;

EID: 84868370424     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0245-6     Document Type: Article

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