Modeling the direct effects of salvage logging on long-term temporal fuel dynamics in dry-mixed conifer forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 341, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-109

  Dunn, Christopher J ^a   Bailey, John D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fuel succession; Hazardous fuels; Re burn; Salvage logging; Snag dynamics

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTRY; HAZARDS; LOADING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WELL LOGGING;

DECOMPOSITION RATE; DRY-MIXED CONIFERS; FINE WOODY FUELS; FOREST STRUCTURE; HIGH SEVERITY FIRES; SALVAGE LOGGING; SNAG DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

FUELS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; DRY FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FUEL; LOGGING (TIMBER); MIXED FOREST; SNAG; UNDERSTORY;

FOREST FIRES; FORESTS; FUELS; LOGGING; SALVAGE; SOFTWOODS;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84922753951     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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