Selective burning of forest vegetation in Canton Ticino (southern Switzerland)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 609-620

  Pezzatti, G B ^a   Bajocco, S ^b   Torriani, D ^a   Conedera, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fire ignition; Fire number; Fire selectivity; Fire size; Fuel type; Permutation method

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 74949094862     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500903233292     Document Type: Article

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