Rapid assessment of tree debris following urban forest ice storms

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 236-246

  Hauer, Richard J ^a   Hauer, Angela J ^a   Hartel, Dudley R ^b   Johnson, Jill R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Management; Ice Storm; Storm Damage; Tree Debris; Urban Forest

Indexed keywords

ICE STORM; INFRASTRUCTURE; STORM DAMAGE; URBAN FORESTRY;

EID: 80052426863     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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