Recent fire and livestock browsing enhance plant-level fuel flammability in northwestern Patagonian shrublands

• Published in: Journal of Vegetation Science
• Main Authors: Blackhall, Melisa, Veblen, Thomas T., Raffaele, Estela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley
• Subjects: Cattle Herbivory; Fire Ecology; Patagonian Shrublands; Resprouting Species; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Ribes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11903

Question Could disturbance by fire and ungulate herbivory alter fire regimes by increasing flammability in shrublands and early-successional forests? Location Nahuel Huapi National Park, northwest Patagonia, Argentina. Methods We compared four characteristics that influence fuel flammability – fine...