Interactions between forest heterogeneity and surface fire regimes in the southern Sierra Nevada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 202-212

  Miller, Carol ^a,c   Urban, Dean L ^b,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST FIRE; HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032963238     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-188     Document Type: Article

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