A literature review on the environmental effects of postfire logging

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 159-168

  McIver, James D ^a   Starr, Lynn ^a  

^a Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Down wood; Fuel; Habitat structure; Hydrology; Postfire logging; Salvage harvest; Sediment yield; Wildfire; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035473968     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/16.4.159     Document Type: Review

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