Perpetuating old ponderosa pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-157

  Kolb, T E ^a   Agee, J K ^b   Fule P Z ^a   McDowell, N G ^c   Pearson, K ^a   Sala, A ^d   Waring, R H ^e  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Fire; Forest management; Pinus ponderosa; Prescribed burn; Restoration; Thinning

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ECOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION;

BARK BEETLE; RESIN PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; BURNING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUEL; HARVESTING; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; THINNING;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; TREES;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 34548203970     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.002     Document Type: Review

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