Wildland fire effects on forest structure over an altitudinal gradient, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-146

  Fulé, Peter Z ^a,b   Laughlin, Daniel C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen; Douglas fir; Fuels; Gambel oak; Kaibab Plateau; Ponderosa pine; Spruce; White fir; Wildland fire use

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUELWOOD; HABITAT RESTORATION; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; VULNERABILITY; WILDFIRE;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES GRANDIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GAMBELII;

EID: 33845976658     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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