The effects of indigenous prescribed fire on riparian vegetation in central California

Ecological Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Hankins, Don L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California indian; Fire; Indigenous; Riparian; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; INDIGENOUS; INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONS; RIPARIAN; SEASONAL APPLICATION; TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

FIRES;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIRE HISTORY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84969634573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21921709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-1709-2-24     Document Type: Article

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