Characterization of forest fires in Catalonia (north-east Spain)

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-429

  González, José Ramón ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^b  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fire characterization; Fire management; Fire model; Fire regime; Fire risk

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FUELWOOD;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34250699463     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-006-0164-0     Document Type: Article

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