Can prescribed fires restore C4 grasslands invaded by a C3 woody species and a co‐dominant C3 grass species?
Abstract Prescribed fire is used to reduce woody plant invasion and restore herbaceous production and diversity in grasslands and savannas worldwide. Here, we determined whether a concentrated series of repeated‐winter, repeated‐summer, or alternate‐season (winter and summer) fires in a short timefr...
Main Authors: | R. James Ansley, Thomas W. Boutton, Emily B. Hollister |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-12-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3885 |
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