Resprouting and mortality of juvenile eucalypts in an Australian savanna: impacts of fire season and annual sorghum

• Published in: Australian journal of botany Vol. 58; no. 8; pp. 619 - 628
• Main Authors: Werner, Patricia A, Franklin, Donald C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing 01.01.2010
• Subjects: annuals; canopy; carbohydrates; dry season; Eucalyptus; field experimentation; fire behavior; fire ecology; fire intensity; forbs; fuel loading; grasses; indigenous species; juveniles; plant competition; regrowth; savannas; seasonal variation; senescence; Sorghum (Poaceae); sprouting; tree age; tree mortality; understory; wet season; Northern Territory

In northern Australian savannas, canopy tree species often have juvenile tree banks that are composed mainly of small individuals of indeterminate age that have resprouted repeatedly after fire. Little is known about their demography. We report the initial responses (mortality, topkill and resprouti...