Fire severity, changing scales, and how things hang together

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 23-34

  Simard, Albert J ^a  

^a USD A Forest Service ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84886317155     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9910023     Document Type: Article

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