Spatial characteristics of regional wildfire frequencies in intermountain west grass-dominated communities

Professional Geographer

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Knapp, Paul A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermountain west; Lightning initiated fires; Regional fire frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346316133     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00054     Document Type: Article

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