Scale‐dependent responses of longleaf pine vegetation to fire frequency and environmental context across two decades
Abstract
Disturbance is an important driver of plant community structure in many grasslands and woodlands, and alteration of disturbance regimes can have large consequences for species richness and composition. However, the response of vegetation to disturbance may change with environmental context. We resampled a unique, nested permanent vegetation plot data set in the longleaf pine ecosystem of the southeastern USA after 20 years to determine how environmental context and fire frequency jointly influence vegetation change across multiple spatial scales (0.01–1000 m2).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 07, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1111/1365-2745.12412
Entities
People
- Kyle A. Palmquist
- Robert K. Peet
- Stephen R. Mitchell
Organizations
- Duke University
- United States Department of Defense
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Wyoming