Litter flammability in oak woodlands and shrublands of southeastern France

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2214-2222

  Curt, Thomas ^a   Schaffhauser, Alice ^a   Borgniet, Laurent ^a   Dumas, Claire ^a   Estève, Roland ^a   Ganteaume, Anne ^a   Jappiot, Marielle ^a   Martin, Willy ^a   N'Diaye, Aminata ^a   Poilvet, Benjamin ^a  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

Author keywords

Fire ignition hazard; Flammability; Litter; Point source ignition; Quercus suber; Shrubland

Indexed keywords

FIRES; HAZARDS; IGNITION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

IGNITION HAZARD; LITTER; POINT SOURCES; QUERCUS; SHRUBLANDS;

FLAMMABILITY;

COMBUSTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITTER; POINT SOURCE; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

FRANCE;

CISTUS; ERICA; ILEX; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 79955882676     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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