Forest floor fuel dynamics in mixed-oak forests of south-eastern Ohio

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 479-488

  Graham, John B ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Duff; Fire ecology; Hardwood forests; Litter; Quercus; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS;

EID: 33845762750     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05108     Document Type: Article

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