Development of a laboratory protocol for fire performance of landscape plants

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-488

  Etlinger, Matthew G ^a   Beall, Frank C ^a  

^a Univ California Forest Prod Lab   (United States)

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EID: 13444254289     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF04039     Document Type: Article

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