An experimental demonstration of stem damage as a predictor of fire-caused mortality for ponderosa pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1343-1347

  Van Mantgem, Phillip ^a   Schwartz, Mark ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUELS; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CROWN SCORCH; POSTFIRES; PREDICTOR;

FORESTRY;

DAMAGE; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; STEM;

BARK; FORESTRY; FUELS; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY; STEMS;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 4544268145     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-001     Document Type: Article

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