Does prescribed burning result in biotic homogenization of coastal heathlands?

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1429-1440

  Velle, Liv Guri ^a,b   Nilsen, Liv Sigrid ^c   Norderhaug, Ann ^a   Vandvik, Vigdis ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Nature Inspectorate   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Calluna heaths; Conservation; Cultural landscape; Disturbance; Fire; Grazing; Management; Species dissimilarity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GENERALIST; GRAZING PRESSURE; HEATHLAND; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EUROPE;

CALLUNA; POACEAE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; NORWAY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; NORWAY;

EID: 84898457256     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12448     Document Type: Article

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