Does Prescribed Burning Affect Leaf Secondary Metabolites in Pine Stands?

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 398-412

  Lavoir, A V ^a   Ormeno E ^b   Pasqualini, V ^c   Ferrat, L ^c   Greff, S ^b   Lecareux, C ^b   Vila, B ^b   Mevy J P ^b   Fernandez, C ^b  

^a Institut Sophia Agrobiotech   (France)

^b AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Fire prevention; Flavonoid; Phenolic compounds; Pinus halepensis; Pinus laricio; Secondary metabolism; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT DEFENSE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SOIL NUTRIENT; TERPENE;

PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS LARICIO;

EID: 84875414223     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-013-0256-5     Document Type: Article

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