Effects of multiple fires on the structure of southwestern Washington forests

Northwest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-185

  Gray, Andrew N ^a,b   Franklin, Jerry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOUGLAS-FIR; FIRE; FOREST STRUCTURE; WESTERN HEMLOCK;

USA, WASHINGTON, CASCADES, SIOUXON CREEK;

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0031406771     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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