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Effects of Fire Season and Herbivory on Reproductive Success in a Clonal Forb, Pityopsis graminifolia
Author(s): J. S. Brewer and W. J. Platt
Month: Sep
Year: 1994
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Journal of Ecology
Volume: 82
Issue: 3
Pages: 665-675
Article Topic(s): Disturbance,Germination,Phenology
Research Setting(s): Sandhill,Longleaf pine
Species Referenced: Pityopsis graminifolia (Narrowleaf silkgrass),
Abstract
Pityopsis gramninifolia flowering was positively affected by fire and canopy/litter removal, and varied by the season in which treatments were applied. Flowering was greatest following growing season fires (May and August), at which time bud herbivory was also reduced. Seedling survival was also greater following May fires.Suggested Citation
J. S. Brewer and W. J. Platt. "Effects of Fire Season and Herbivory on Reproductive Success in a Clonal Forb, Pityopsis graminifolia." Journal of Ecology 82.3 (1994): 665-675.Go back