Remote sensing analysis of vegetation recovery following short-interval fires in Southern California shrublands.

Increased fire frequency has been shown to promote alien plant invasions in the western United States, resulting in persistent vegetation type change. Short interval fires are widely considered to be detrimental to reestablishment of shrub species in southern California chaparral, facilitating the i...

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Main Authors: Ran Meng, Philip E Dennison, Carla M D'Antonio, Max A Moritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4206446?pdf=render