Forest fuel treatments in western North America: Merging silviculture and fire management

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-368

  Johnson, Morris C ^a   Peterson, David L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire behaviour; Fire hazard; Fuel treatments; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FUELS; MANAGERS; VEGETATION;

FIRE DISTURBANCE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST STRUCTURE; FUEL TREATMENT;

FORESTRY;

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE;

FIRES; FORESTRY; FUELS; PLANTS; SILVICULTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21244501419     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81365-3     Document Type: Review

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