Mechanical fuel treatment effects on fuel loads and indices of crown fire potential in a south central New Mexico dry mixed conifer forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Mason, Glenn J ^a   Baker, Terrell T ^a   Cram, Douglas S ^a   Boren, Jon C ^a   Fernald, Alexander G ^a   VanLeeuwen, Dawn M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown fire potential; Dry mixed conifer; Fuel loading; Fuels management; Silviculture; Slash prescriptions

Indexed keywords

FIRE HAZARDS; FUELS; MEXICO;

CROWN FIRE POTENTIAL; DRY MIXED CONIFER; FUELS MANAGEMENT; SLASH PRESCRIPTIONS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUEL; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

FOREST FIRES; MEXICO; SILVICULTURE; SOFTWOODS;

LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34948825453     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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