Ecological effects of large fires on US landscapes: Benefit or catastrophe?

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 696-712

  Keane, Robert E ^a   Agee, James K ^b   Fuĺ, Peter ^c   Keeley, Jon E ^d   Key, Carl ^e   Kitchen, Stanley G ^f   Miller, Richard ^g   Schulte, Lisa A ^h  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire effects; Fire regimes; Megafires

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS TECTORUM; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 57849120229     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07148     Document Type: Review

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