Crown fire dynamics in conifer forests

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 854, 2011, Pages 107-142

  Alexander, Martin E ^a   Cruz, Miguel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; WILDFIRE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 82455212380     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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