Pyric properties of some dominant Mediterranean vegetation species

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-27

  Dimitrakopoulos, A P ^a   Panov, P I ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ash content; Forest fires; Fuel hazard, flammability; Heat content; Mediterranean Basin; Particle density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035606868     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF01003     Document Type: Article

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