Pine dispersal rates
12/10/2012 by jgluvna
Determine the dispersal rates for pines, in order to calculate the rate of repopulation of a burned area following a fire.
Theory
- Derivative as an instantaneous rate of change (Neuhauser, Claudia. Calculus for Biology and Medicine. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 97)
References
- Daskalakou, E. N. and C. A. Thanos 1996. Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) postfire regeneration: The role of canopy and soil seed banks. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 6(2): 59-66.
- Reilly, M. J. et al. 2006. Wildfire effects on plant species richness at multiple spatial scales in forest communities of the southern Appalachians. Journal of Ecology. 94(1): 118-130.