Evaluation of the composite burn index for assessing fire severity in Alaskan black spruce forests

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 515-526

  Kasischke, Eric S ^a   Turetsky, Merritt R ^b,c   Ottmar, Roger D ^d   French, Nancy H F ^e   Hoy, Elizabeth E ^a   Kane, Evan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 49249103833     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08002     Document Type: Article

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