Ecological effects of alternative fuel-reduction treatments: Highlights of the National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS)

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-82

  McIver, James D ^a   Stephens, Scott L ^b   Agee, James K ^c   Barbour, Jamie ^d   Boerner, Ralph E J ^e   Edminster, Carl B ^f   Erickson, Karen L ^a   Farris, Kerry L ^g   Fettig, Christopher J ^h   Fiedler, Carl E ⁱ   Haase, Sally ^h   Hart, Stephen C ^j   Keeley, Jon E ^k   Knapp, Eric E ^h   Lehmkuhl, John F ^d   Moghaddas, Jason J ^b   Otrosina, William ^l   Outcalt, Kenneth W ^l   Schwilk, Dylan W ^m   Skinner, Carl N ^h   Waldrop, Thomas A ⁿ   Weatherspoon, C Phillip ^o   Yaussy, Daniel A ^l   Youngblood, Andrew ^d   Zack, Steve ^g   more..

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e State University OH USA   (United States)

^f ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^h PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^l USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^m TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o NONE

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Author keywords

dry forest management; forest thinning; frequent fire regimes; mechanical treatment; oak; pine; prescribed fire; seasonally dry forests

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84873574598     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF11130     Document Type: Review

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