Fire history, effects, and management in southern Nevada

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 303 GTR, 2013, Pages 75-96

  Brooks, Matthew ^a   Chambers, Jeanne ^b   McKinley, Randy ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FIRE HISTORY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LANDSCAPE; WILDFIRE;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881631681     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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