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Plant and soil responses to fire on a fern-covered landslide in Puerto Rico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Lawrence R. Walker  and
Wendy Boneta
Lawrence R. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USA.
Wendy Boneta
Affiliation:
Calle 55, Bloque 60, Número 3, Apto. 1, Sierra Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00961, USA.
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Keywords

DicranopterisfireGleichenialandslidesPuerto Ricosoil nutrientssuccessiontropics
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 1995 , pp. 473 - 479
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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