Process and patterns of duff consumption in the mixedwood boreal forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1285-1295

  Miyanishi, K ^a   Johnson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FIRES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FIRE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

CANADA;

LAMB; PARAGNETINA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0036433874     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-051     Document Type: Article

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