Seventeen years of forest succession following the waterfalls canyon fire in grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-55

  Doyle, Kathleen M ^a,b   Knight, Dennis H ^a,b   Taylor, Dale L ^c   Barmore Jr , William J ^d   Benedict, James M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c US National Biological Service   (United States)

^d S Monica Mountains Natl Recr Area ^*  (United States)

^e S Monica Mountains Natl Recr Area   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Fire severity; Permanent plots; Picea engelmannii; Pinus contorta; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0032384616     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9980045     Document Type: Article

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