Fluctuations in fuel moisture across restoration treatments in semi-arid ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Faiella, Shawn Michael ^a   Bailey, John Duff ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American south west; Dead fuel moisture; Fire behaviour; Foliar moisture content; Forest structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847190327     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06018     Document Type: Article

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