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Type: Report
Author(s): Von J. Johnson
Publication Date: 1968

The relation between Buildup index and moisture content of grouped litter and duff samples from beneath four medium-site forest stands closely approximated the relation between Buildup index and moisture equivalent of 5-day timelag fuels having an equilibrium moisture content of 15 percent.

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Citation: Johnson, Von J. 1968. Buildup index as an expression of moisture content in duff. Research Note NC-RN-43. St. Paul, MN: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 4 P.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fuels    Prescribed Fire
Regions:
Eastern
Keywords:
  • aspen-oak
  • Buildup Index
  • Corylus spp.
  • duff
  • fine fuels
  • fire danger rating
  • fire management planning
  • fuel moisture
  • herbaceous vegetation
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • moisture
  • moisture content
  • NFDRS - National Fire Danger Rating System
  • pine hardwood forests
  • Pinus resinosa
  • Populus
  • Quercus
  • rate of spread
  • red pine
  • sampling
  • statistical analysis
  • understory vegetation
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 8 • Location Status: In-file • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 12406

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