Effect of heterogeneity in burn severity on Mexican fox squirrels following the return of fire

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-413

  Doumas, Sandra L ^a   Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Chiricahua fox squirrel; native wildlife; patchiness; prescription burn; Sciurus nayaritensis chiricahuae; wildfire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878097598     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF12046     Document Type: Article

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