The evaluation of meta-analysis techniques for quantifying prescribed fire effects on fuel loadings

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper PNW-RP

Volumn , Issue 582 PNW-RP, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Kopper, Karen E ^a   McKenzie, Donald ^b   Peterson, David L ^b  

^a North Cascades National Park   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Fuel treatment; Hedges' d; Log response ratio; Mixed effects model

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA INTERPRETATION; FUEL; FUELWOOD; META-ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 70349312498     PISSN: 08825165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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