A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in Western States

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 149 RMRS-GTR, 2005, Pages 1-19

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Author keywords

Assessment; Biomass; Fuel reduction; Inventory

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; FUEL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247350766     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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