Understory response to fuel reduction treatments in the blue mountains of northeastern Oregon

Northwest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Metlen, Kerry L ^a   Fiedler, Carl E ^a   Youngblood, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST FIRE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPECIES RICHNESS; THINNING; UNDERSTORY;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CERVUS ELAPHUS; KOELERIA; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 5344280532     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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