A biophysical process model of tree mortality in surface fires

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2013-2029

  Michaletz, S T ^a   Johnson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANISMS; PROCESS MONITORING;

BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; FIRST ORDER PROCESS; TREE MORTALITY;

DISASTERS;

BIOPHYSICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FIRE; MODELING; MORTALITY;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 47649128586     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-024     Document Type: Article

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