Seasonal changes in fire behaviour in a tropical savanna in Northern Australia

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-239

  Williams, R J ^a   Gill, A M ^a   Moore, P H R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eucalyptus; Fire intensity; Fuel load; Fuel moisture; Leaf char height; Leaf scorch height; Rate of spread; Wetdry tropics

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MINIATA; EUCALYPTUS TETRODONTA; POACEAE;

EID: 0343069333     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9980227     Document Type: Article

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