Critical live fuel moisture in chaparral ecosystems: A threshold for fire activity and its relationship to antecedent precipitation

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1021-1027

  Dennison, Philip E ^a   Moritz, Max A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 72149106443     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08055     Document Type: Article

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