Impacts of Prescribed Fire Frequency on Coarse Woody Debris Volume, Decomposition and Termite Activity in the Longleaf Pine Flatwoods of Florida

Forests

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-331

  Hanula, James L ^a   Ulyshen, Michael D ^a   Wade, Dale D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Deadwood; Decay; Decomposers; Fire frequency; Isoptera; Large fuel consumption; Termites

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DEADWOOD; DECAY; DECOMPOSERS; FIRE FREQUENCIES; ISOPTERA; TERMITES;

FORESTRY;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DEAD WOOD; DECOMPOSITION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; TERMITE;

CONSUMPTION; DEAD WOOD; DECAY; FORESTRY; FUELS; ISOPTERA; TERMITES; WOOD WASTE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ISOPTERA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 84869240114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f3020317     Document Type: Article

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