The role of defensible space for residential structure protection during wildfires

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1165-1175

  Syphard, Alexandra D ^a   Brennan, Teresa J ^b   Keeley, Jon E ^b,c  

^a Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84916226220     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13158     Document Type: Article

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