A soil heating index for interpreting ecological impacts of jarrah forest fires

Australian Forestry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 320-329

  Burrows, N D ^a  

^a Department of Conservation and Land Management   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000783396     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1999.10674799     Document Type: Article

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