Dendrochronology-based fire history of Jeffrey pine - Mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1090-1101

  Stephens, Scott L ^a   Skinner, Carl N ^b   Gill, Samantha J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY; RAIN;

EPOCH ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY;

MEXICO;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS JEFFREYI;

EID: 0042071533     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-031     Document Type: Article

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