A review of prescribed burning effectiveness in fire hazard reduction

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-128

  Fernandes, Paulo M ^a   Botelho, Hermínio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fire management; Forest protection; Fuel management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042706238     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF02042     Document Type: Review

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