Fire severity alters plant regeneration patterns and defense against herbivores in mixed aspen forests

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1479-1488

  Wan, Ho Yi ^a   Rhodes, Aaron C ^a   St Clair, Samuel B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; CERVIDAE; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84902024526     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.01521     Document Type: Article

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