Technical note: A technique for conducting small-plot burn treatments

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-254

  Korfmacher, John L ^a   Chambers, Jeanne C ^a   Tausch, Robin J ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^b   Meyer, Susan E ^c   Kitchen, Stanley ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn barrel; Fire; Great Basin; Sagebrush; Temperature; Temperature monitoring

Indexed keywords

BURNING; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0038532543     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003814     Document Type: Article

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