Prescribed burning of thinning slash in regrowth stands of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) following bauxite mining in south-west Australia

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-745

  Grigg, Andrew H ^a   Norman, Melanie A ^a   Grant, Carl D ^a  

^a Environmental Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

fire management; fuel loads; litter; prescribed fire; understorey; vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 77957013434     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08201     Document Type: Article

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