Fuel treatment longevity in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-212

  Stephens, Scott L ^a   Collins, Brandon M ^b   Roller, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire behavior; Fire ecology; Fire hazards; Fire management; Forest ecology; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CONTROL UNIT; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE ECOLOGY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOLOGY; FOREST STRUCTURE; FUEL TREATMENTS; INITIAL TREATMENT; MIXED-CONIFER FORESTS; PONDEROSA PINE FOREST; POST TREATMENT; PRESCRIBED FIRES; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA; TREE DENSITY; UNTREATED CONTROL;

ECOLOGY; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; FUELS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUELWOOD; LONGEVITY; MIXED FOREST; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; FUELS; HAZARDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CALIFORNIA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84866156783     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.030     Document Type: Article

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