Effects of Fire Retardant Chemical and Fire Suppressant Foam on Shrub Steppe Vegetation in Northern Nevada

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-127

  Larson, Diane L ^a   Newton, Wesley E ^a   Anderson, Patrick J ^a   Stein, Steven J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class A foam; Fire retardant; Great Basin; Shrub steppe; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CHRYSOTHAMNUS VISCIDIFLORUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHOS; RIPARIA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0034557904     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wf00013     Document Type: Article

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