Erratum to The protective role of bark against fire damage: A comparative study on selected introduced and indigenous tree species in the Western Cape, South Africa (Trees, 10.1007/s00468-013-0971-0);The protective role of bark against fire damage: A comparative study on selected introduced and indigenous tree species in the Western Cape, South Africa

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 555-565

  Odhiambo, Benedict ^a   Meincken, Martina ^a   Seifert, Thomas ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bark insulation capacity; Fire resistance; Heat insulation; Heat transfer; Indigenous trees; Multi model inference; Plantation trees

Indexed keywords

FIRE RESISTANCE; FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL INSULATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; INDIGENOUS TREES; INSULATION CAPACITY; MULTI-MODEL INFERENCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; PLANTATION TREES; WESTERN CAPE , SOUTH AFRICA;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

BARK; FIRE RESISTANCE; FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; MOISTURE; PLANTATIONS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

EID: 84896405552     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-0988-z     Document Type: Erratum

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