Resistance of mixed subalpine forest to fire frequency changes: The ecological function of dwarf pine (Pinus mugo ssp. mugo)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-68

  Leys, Bérangère ^a,b   Carcaillet, Christopher ^a,b   Blarquez, Olivier ^c,d   Lami, Andrea ^e   Musazzi, Simona ^e   Trevisan, Renata ^f  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Charcoal; Climate; Disturbance ecology; Dolomites; Fire; Holocene; Italy; Pinus mugo

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FIRES; FUELS;

ALPS; CLIMATE; DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY; DOLOMITES; HOLOCENES; ITALY; PINUS MUGO;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; FUELS; ITALY; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84896484687     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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