A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida

@inproceedings{Carr2010AVC,  title={A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida},  author={Susan C. Carr and Kevin M. Robertson and Robert K. Peet},  year={2010},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:56015575}}
Abstract Prior to European settlement, the portion of north and central Florida corresponding to the historic range of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) was dominated by fire-dependent, herbaceous and open woodland plant communities. Economic development coupled with fire suppression lead to a drastic decline in the abundance, contiguity and integrity of these natural communities. We present a classification and description of natural, fire-maintained pineland communities of this highly… 

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