Understory plant biomass dynamics of prescribed burned Pinus palustris stands
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Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, 280 Peavy Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA b School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, 3301 SFWS Building, Auburn, AL 36849, USA c School of Forest Resources and Conservation, P.O. Box 110410, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 3041 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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