Effects of fire season and intensity on Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-157

  Drewa, Paul B ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert grasslands; Fire severity; Fire temperature; Honey mesquite; New Mexico; Shrubs; South western United States

Indexed keywords

PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0042706229     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF02021     Document Type: Article

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