Influence of herbicide site preparation on longleaf pine ecosystem development and fire management

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Addington, Robert N ^a,b   Greene, Thomas A ^c   Elmore, Michele L ^a   Prior, Catherine E ^a   Harrison, Wade C ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuels; Herbicides; Pinus palustris; Prescribed fire; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL TREATMENT; ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; FIELD STUDIES; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FORT BENNING; GEORGIA; HARDWOOD CONTROL; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; HEXAZINONE; IMAZAPYR; LONGLEAF PINE; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SITE PREPARATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEM DENSITY; UNTREATED CONTROL; VEGETATION COMPOSITION; WOODY PLANTS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTRY; FUELS; HARDWOODS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84869013495     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/sjaf.11-012     Document Type: Article

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