Open AccessEffects of density and fire on the vital rates and population growth of a perennial goldenaster
Author(s) -
Elise S. Gornish
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aob plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2041-2851
DOI - 10.1093/aobpla/plt041
Subject(s) - vital rates , biology , density dependence , perennial plant , intraspecific competition , ecology , population density , population , range (aeronautics) , population growth , reproduction , demography , materials science , sociology , composite material
In a novel analysis, a regression-design life-table response experiment was used to determine how the interaction of fire and density affected vital rates of the perennial composite Pityopsis aspera , and ultimately how these changes in vital rates contributed to differences in estimated population growth rates.
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