Introduction: Strengthening the foundation of wildland fire effects prediction for research and management

Fire Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Dickinson, Matthew B ^a   Ryan, Kevin C ^b  

^a Northern Research Station   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fauna; Fire effects; Fire metrology; Fire modeling; Fire monitoring; Flora

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FLORA; MODELING; PREDICTION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; WILDFIRE;

EID: 77954236124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19339747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.0601001     Document Type: Article

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