How can we span the boundaries between wildland fire science and management in the united states?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 421-428

  Kocher, Susan D ^a   Toman, Eric ^b   Trainor, Sarah F ^c   Wright, Vita ^d   Briggs, Jennifer S ^e   Goebel, Charles P ^b   Montblanc, Eugénie M ^f   Oxarart, Annie ^g   Pepin, Donna L ^h   Steelman, Toddi A ⁱ   Thode, Andrea ^j   Waldrop, Thomas A ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

ⁱ University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^j NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Boundary organization; Fire management; Fire science; Joint fire science program; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FIRE SCIENCE; INTERNET BASED; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; USER NEED; WILDLAND FIRE;

COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INFORMATION USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WILDFIRE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872260961     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.11-085     Document Type: Article

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