Forest structure and fire hazard in dry forests of the Western United States

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 628, 2005, Pages 1-30

  Peterson, David L ^a   Johnson, Morris C ^a   Agee, James K ^b   Jain, Theresa B ^c   McKenzie, Donald ^a   Reinhardt, Elizabeth D ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown fire; Fire hazard; Forest structure; Fuel treatments; Prescribed burning; Silviculture; Thinning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

NEPA;

EID: 20444449616     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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