Effects of fires on temperate forests: north central United States
Ahlgren CE. 1974. Effects of fires on temperate forests: north central United States. Pages 195-223. In Ahlgren CE. Fire and Ecosystems. Academic Press. New York City. Physiological ecology
As a dramatic agent of change, wildfire has played a major role in shaping the vegetation of north central United States and adjacent central Canada for many centuries. Paper includes discussions of physical factors in ecological change, fire adaptation in pine species, post-fire development of other plant species, and interrelationships between vegetation height, percent cover, and number of species.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Ahlgren, C
- Units
- APIS , GRPO , INDU , ISRO , LIBO , MISS , PIRO , SACN , SLBE , VOYA
- Keywords
- Deciduous forest, FIRE, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Forestry, Management, north central United States, Plant Communities, Temperate forests