Western spruce budworm defoliation effects on forest structure and potential fire behavior

Northwest Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-169

  Hummel, S ^a   Agee, J K ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFOLIATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ANIMALIA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0038704995     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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