Wildland fire effects in silviculturally treated vs. untreated stands of New Mexico and Arizona

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 55 RMRS-RP, 2005, Pages 1-28

  Cram, Douglas S ^a   Baker, Terrell T ^a   Boren, Jon C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy bulk density; Fire behavior; Fire ecology; Fire severity; Ponderosa pine; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE HISTORY; SILVICULTURE; WILDERNESS AREA;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 34247527883     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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