Fire history of Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti) in Mount Chélia, Northern Algeria

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-123

  Slimani, S ^a,d   Touchan, R ^b   Derridj, A ^a   Kherchouche, D ^c   Gutierrez E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MOULOUD MAMMERI   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aur s Massif; Dendrochronology; Fire regime; Fire scars

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN; TREE;

ALGERIA;

EID: 84896114483     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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