Do biological invasions by Eupatorium adenophorum increase forest fire severity?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 717-729

  Wang, San ^a   Niu, Shukui ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eupatorium adenophorum; Fire severity; Fuel chemistry; MRPP

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MIXED FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; SWAMP; TREE; WEED; WILDFIRE;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; EUCALYPTUS ROBUSTA; KETELEERIA; PINUS YUNNANENSIS; QUERCUS;

EID: 84958051036     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-015-1043-8     Document Type: Article

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