Impacts of fire-suppression activities on natural communities

Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 937-946

  Backer, Dana M ^a   Jensen, Sara E ^a   McPherson, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Erosion; Fire suppression; Minimum impact suppression tactics; Pollution

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

EID: 4043050224     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.494_1.x     Document Type: Review

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