Fine-scale variation of historical fire regimes in sagebrush-steppe and juniper woodland: An example from California, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-254

  Miller, Richard F ^a   Heyerdahl, Emily K ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire history; Grassland; Lava Beds National Monument; Mountain big sagebrush; Ponderosa pine; Succession; Tree rings; Western juniper

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA VASEYANA; COLEOPTERA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 42449093338     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07016     Document Type: Article

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