Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetation tested in the cone calorimeter: Invasive versus non-invasive plants

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 426-443

  Dibble, Alison C ^a   White, Robert H ^b   Lebow, Patricia K ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Flammability; Fuel; Heat content; Native; Non native; Plants

Indexed keywords

ACER PLATANOIDES; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BAZZANIA; BERBERIS THUNBERGII; BRASSICA; BRYOPHYTA; CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; CYNANCHUM; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS; FILICOPHYTA; FRANGULA ALNUS; GAYLUSSACIA BACCATA; LEERSIA VIRGINICA; LONICERA JAPONICA; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; MORELLA PENSYLVANICA; OSMUNDA CLAYTONIANA; OVIS ARIES; PINUS CARIBAEA; QUERCUS ILICIFOLIA; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; SMILAX ROTUNDIFOLIA; SPHAGNUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 34548096760     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05103     Document Type: Article

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