Role of foliar moisture content in the silvicultural management of forest fuels

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 228-231

  Keyes, Christopher R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy fuels; Crown fire; Stand structure; Wildfire hazard

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; MOISTURE;

CANOPY FUELS; CROWN FIRE; WILDFIRE HAZARD;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; IGNITION; MOISTURE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33845678460     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/21.4.228     Document Type: Article

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