Managing forest structure and fire hazard - A tool for planners

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-83

  Johnson, Morris C ^a   Peterson, David L ^a   Raymond, Crystal L ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire management; Forest thinning; Forest vegetation simulator; Fuel treatment; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIRE PROTECTION; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST THINNING; FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR; FUEL TREATMENT;

FORESTRY;

DRY FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PLANNING; PLANTS; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247854819     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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