Seasonal variation in flammability characteristics of Quercus marilandica and Quercus stellata leaf litter burned in the laboratory

Fire Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 80-88

  Weir, John R ^a   Limb, Ryan F ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackjack oak; Litter consumption; Post oak; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LEAF LITTER; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84898856622     PISSN: 19339747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.0903080     Document Type: Article

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