Post-disturbance plant community dynamics following a rare natural-origin fire in a Tsuga canadensis forest.

Opportunities to directly study infrequent forest disturbance events often lead to valuable information about vegetation dynamics. In mesic temperate forests of North America, stand-replacing crown fire occurs infrequently, with a return interval of 2000-3000 years. Rare chance events, however, may...

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Main Authors: Bryan D Murray, Stacie A Holmes, Christopher R Webster, Jill C Witt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3424231?pdf=render