Understory plant biomass dynamics of prescribed burned Pinus palustris stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 344, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-94

  Gonzalez Benecke, C A ^a   Samuelson, L J ^b   Stokes, T A ^b   Cropper, W P ^c   Martin, T A ^c   Johnsen, K H ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire management; Ground cover; Longleaf pine; Modeling; Restoration ecology

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; FIRES; FORESTRY; MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FIRE FREQUENCIES; FIRE MANAGEMENT; GROUND COVERS; LONGLEAF PINE; PINUS PALUSTRIS MILL; PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS;

CARBON BALANCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE MANAGEMENT; GROUND COVER; HERB; PHYTOMASS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; UNDERSTORY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; FUELS; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 84923884541     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.02.018     Document Type: Article

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