Recent fire regime in peninsular Spain in relation to forest potential productivity and population density

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-405

  De La Cueva, Antonio Vázquez ^a   Del Barrio, José Manuel García ^a   Quero, Marta Ortega ^a   Palomares, Otilio Sánchez ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon sinks

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EID: 33748424228     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05071     Document Type: Article

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