Interactions between fire, climate change and forest biodiversity

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nitschke, Craig R ^a   Innes, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Fire; Refugia; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849099366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20061060     Document Type: Review

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