Fire frequency, agricultural history and the multivariate control of pine savanna understorey plant diversity
Abstract
Human‐altered disturbance regimes and agricultural land uses are broadly associated with reduced plant species diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. In this study, we seek to understand how fire frequency and agricultural land‐use history influence savanna understorey plant diversity through complex relationships (i.e. indirect effects) among multiple biophysical variables.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 16, 2014
- Source ID
- 10.1111/jvs.12195
Entities
People
- Ellen I. Damschen
- Joan L. Walker
- John L. Orrock
- Joseph W. Veldman
- Lars A. Brudvig
- W. Brett Mattingly
Organizations
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Michigan State University
- Southern Research Station
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Energy
- University of Wisconsin–Madison