A simulation study of thinning and fuel treatments on a wildland-urban interface in eastern Oregon, USA

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 292-300

  Ager, Alan A ^a   McMahan, Andrew J ^b   Barrett, James J ^c   McHugh, Charles W ^d  

^a Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

^b Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team   (United States)

^c Sandpoint Ranger District   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuels treatment; FVS; Landscape simulation; Stand density index; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIRE RESISTANCE; FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FUELS TREATMENT; FVS; LANDSCAPE SIMULATION; STAND DENSITY INDEX; WILDFIRE;

URBAN PLANNING;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; WILDFIRE;

BLUE MOUNTAINS [UNITED STATES]; LA GRANDE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947715375     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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