Effects of fuel load and moisture content on fire behaviour and heating in masticated litter-dominated fuels

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 440-445

  Kreye, Jesse K ^a   Kobziar, Leda N ^a   Zipperer, Wayne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

fire hazard reduction; flammability; mechanical fuel treatment; pine flatwoods; saw palmetto

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879592372     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF12147     Document Type: Article

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