Forest Service Spatial Information Use for Planning Prescribed Fires

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 200-207

  Barrett, T M ^a   Jones, J G ^b   Wakimoto, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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EID: 0041960777     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/15.4.200     Document Type: Article

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