Relative Bark Thickness is Correlated with Tree Species Distributions along a Fire Frequency Gradient
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Bark thickness and fire regime
1. Bark is a vital and very visible part of woody plants, yet only recently has bark characteristics started to be considered as key traits structuring communities and biomes. Bark thickness is very variable among woody plants, and I hypothesize that fire is a key factor selecting for a thick bark, and thus, at the global scale, a significant proportion of the variability in bark thickness is e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Fire Ecology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1933-9747
DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.1101074