How fire scars are formed: Coupling a disturbance process to its ecological effect

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 166-174

  Gutsell, S L ^a   Johnson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FIRE SCAR;

EID: 0029666867     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-020     Document Type: Article

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