Fuel reduction at a Spanish heathland by prescribed fire and mechanical shredding: Effects on seedling emergence

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 621-627

  Fernández, Cristina ^a   Vega, José A ^a   Fonturbel, Teresa ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion Forestal Lourizan   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erica; Halimium; Mastication; Mulching; Prescribed burning; Pterospartum; Seed bank; Soil heating

Indexed keywords

FIRES; GREENHOUSES; SOILS;

ERICUM; HALIMIUM; HEATHLANDS; MECHANICAL SHREDDING; MULCHING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PTEROSPARTUM; SEEDBANKS; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL HEATING;

VEGETATION;

FUEL;

BURNING; DOMINANCE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ERICA AUSTRALIS; GREENHOUSE; HEATHLAND; MOISTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PTEROSPARTUM TRIDENTATUM; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

SPAIN;

ERICA; ERICA AUSTRALIS; HALIMIUM; PTEROSPARTUM; PTEROSPARTUM TRIDENTATUM;

ERICA; HALIMIUM; MASTICATION; MULCHING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PTEROSPARTUM; SEED BANK; SOIL HEATING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SEEDLING; SOIL; SPAIN;

EID: 84884196795     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.034     Document Type: Article

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