Effects of fuel treatments on California mixed-conifer forests
Land managers implement forest fuel reduction treatments, including prescribed fire, mastication, and hand- and mechanical thinning, to modify wildfire behavior. Fuel treatments decrease tree density, increase mean canopy base height and remove surface fuels, and have been...
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| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2015-07-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v069n03p150 |