Contrasting effects of fire severity on the regeneration of pinus halepensis mill. And resprouter species in recently thinned thickets

Forests

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  García Jiménez, Ruth ^a   Palmero Iniesta, Marina ^a   Espelta, Josep Maria ^a  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire severity; Mediterranean forests; Pinus halepensis; Post fire regeneration; Seed bank; Selective thinning

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION;

FIRE SEVERITY; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; PINUS HALEPENSIS; POST FIRE REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SELECTIVE THINNING;

FIRES;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SEED BANK; THINNING;

BASAL AREA; FOREST FIRES; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; THINNING;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 85014925200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f8030055     Document Type: Article

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