Bulk density and fuel loads of ponderosa pine and white fir forest floors: Impacts of leaf morphology

Northwest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-100

  Stephens, Scott L ^a   Finney, Mark A ^b   Schantz, Heidi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FLOOR; FUEL; LEAF MORPHOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; GIANT FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES GRANDIS; PINUS PONDEROSA; SEQUOIA;

EID: 2442564580     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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