Snag and woody debris dynamics following severe wildfires in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 237-246

  Passovoy, M David ^a   Fulé, Peter Z ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Coarse woody debris; Crown fire; Fire hazard; Fuel load

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CROWN FIRE; FUEL LOAD;

FIRES;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDFIRE; WOODY DEBRIS;

BIOMASS; FIBER DEBRIS; FOREST FIRES; FOSSIL FUELS;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32344443463     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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