Positive feedbacks between fire and non-native grass invasion in temperate deciduous forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 354, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-176

  Wagner, Stephanie A ^a   Fraterrigo, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Fire behavior; Japanese stiltgrass; Microstegium vimineum; Plant invasion; Prescribed fire; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; FORESTRY; FUELS; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

EXOTIC SPECIES; FIRE BEHAVIOR; JAPANESE STILTGRASS; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; PLANT INVASION; PRESCRIBED FIRES;

FIRES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; HERBICIDE; LEAF LITTER; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOMASS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABILITY;

JAPAN;

MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 84945438344     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.06.024     Document Type: Article

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