A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 466-477

  Wyse, Sarah V ^a,b   Perry, George L W ^a,c   O'Connell, Dean M ^d   Holland, Phillip S ^d   Wright, Monique J ^d   Hosted, Catherine L ^d,e   Whitelock, Samuel L ^d   Geary, Ian J ^d,f   Maurin, Kévin J L ^d   Curran, Timothy J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e University of Otago ^*  (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84963986245     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF15047     Document Type: Article

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