Fuel mass and stand structure after post-fire logging of a severely burned ponderosa pine forest in northeastern Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 238, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 268-279

  McIver, J D ^a   Ottmar, R ^b  

^a Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Re burn hypothesis; Restoration; Salvage logging

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION;

FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATORS; FUEL REDUCTION; REBURN HYPOTHESIS; SALVAGE LOGGING;

FORESTRY;

EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FIRE; FUELWOOD; LOGGING (TIMBER); MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; STAND STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

BIOMASS; FUELS; HARVESTING; PINUS;

MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ABIES GRANDIS; POACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33845951399     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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