A synthesis of post-fire Burned Area Reports from 1972 to 2009 for western US Forest Service lands: Trends in wildfire characteristics and post-fire stabilisation treatments and expenditures

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 929-944

  Robichaud, Peter R ^a   Rhee, Hakjun ^b,c   Lewis, Sarah A ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BAER; Burned Area Emergency Response; erosion control; post fire assessment; rehabilitation; treatment expenditure; values at risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908255911     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13192     Document Type: Article

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