Developing an adaptive management approach to prescribed burning: A long-term heathland conservation experiment in north-west Italy

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 727-735

  Ascoli, Davide ^a   Beghin, Rachele ^a   Ceccato, Riccardo ^a   Gorlier, Alessandra ^a   Lombardi, Giampiero ^a   Lonati, Michele ^a   Marzano, Raffaella ^a   Bovio, Giovanni ^a   Cavallero, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Cultural landscape; Fire behavior; Fire effects; Vauda experiment.

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 70349486933     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07114     Document Type: Article

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