Fuels Management Reduces Tree Mortality from Wildfires In Southeastern United States

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-34

  Outcalt, Kenneth W ^a   Wade, Dale D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Longleaf pine; Mortality; Prescribed burning; Slash pine; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; COMBUSTION; DROUGHT; DRYING; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; HERBICIDES; MOISTURE;

LONGLEAF PINE; WILDFIRE;

FORESTRY;

CARBOHYDRATES; COMBUSTION; DROUGHT; DRYING; FORESTRY; FUELS; MOISTURE; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

PANTHERA TIGRIS; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 1342283667     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/28.1.28     Document Type: Article

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