What do forest fires really cost?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 42-49

  Lynch, Dennis L ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Fires cost accounting; Forest fire; Forest fire costs; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; COSTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FORESTRY; HEALTH RISKS; SAFETY FACTOR; WATERSHEDS;

PUBLIC HEALTH; REHABILITATION COSTS; WILDFIRES;

FIRES;

COST; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; WILDFIRE;

COSTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FIRE PREVENTION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; HEALTH;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5444244936     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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