Ground and satellite-based assessments of wet eucalypt forest survival and regeneration for predicting long-term hydrological responses to a large wildfire

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 294, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-207

  Benyon, Richard G ^a   Lane, Patrick N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus delegatensis; Eucalyptus regnans; Fire severity; Normalised burn ratio; Seedling regeneration

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS DELEGATENSIS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; FIRE SEVERITY; NORMALISED BURN RATIO; SEEDLING REGENERATION;

CATCHMENTS; FIRE PROTECTION; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

FIRES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CATCHMENT; EVERGREEN FOREST; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MAPPING METHOD; OVERSTORY; PREDICTION; REGENERATION; REGROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BAXTERI; EUCALYPTUS CYPELLOCARPA; EUCALYPTUS DELEGATENSIS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA; EUCALYPTUS RADIATA; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS;

EID: 84874977220     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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