Development of a model system to predict wildfire behaviour in pine plantations

Australian Forestry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Cruz, Miguel G ^a,b   Alexander, Martin E ^c   Fernandes, Paulo A M ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Environmental factors; Fire behaviour; Fuels; Management; Models; Plantations; Radiata pine; Silviculture; Spread

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; FUELING; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; MODELS; WIND;

CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FIRE BEHAVIOUR; PLANTATIONS; RADIATA PINE; SILVICULTURE; SPREAD;

FIRES;

RADIATA;

EID: 47549090799     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2008.10676278     Document Type: Article

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