Changes in fire intensity have carry-over effects on plant responses after the next fire in southern California chaparral

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 395-404

  Moreno, José M ^a   Torres, Iván ^a   Luna, Belén ^a   Oechel, Walter C ^b,c   Keeley, Jon E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenostoma; Ceanothus; Fire cycle; Fire regime; Fire season; Fire severity; Post fire recruitment; Seeder

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAMETER; DOMINANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESPROUTING; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

ADENOSTOMA; ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM; CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS GREGGII;

EID: 84872974765     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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