A fire probability model for forest stands in Catalonia (north-east Spain)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-176

  González, José Ramón ^a   Palahí, Marc ^a   Trasobares, Antoni ^b   Pukkala, Timo ^c  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ForEcoTechnologies   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Catalonia; Fire; Forest stands; Model

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; MANAGEMENT; MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33646573663     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005109     Document Type: Article

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