A review of logistic regression models used to predict post-fire tree mortality of western North American conifers

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-35

  Woolley, Travis ^a   Shaw, David C ^a   Ganio, Lisa M ^a   Fitzgerald, Stephen ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fire behaviour; fire injury; modelling; prescribed fire; wildland fire

Indexed keywords

CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84856935520     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09039     Document Type: Review

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