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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): D. C. Powell
Publication Date: 2010

From the text ... 'The use of stand density measures to estimate crown fire susceptibility is a practical approach -- it is not feasible to directly measure canopy bulk density except in a research context.'

Citation: Powell, D. C. 2010. Estimating crown fire susceptibility for project planning. Fire Management Today, v. 70, no. 3, p. 8-15.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fire Occurrence    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Prescribed Fire
Regions:
Great Basin    Northwest
Keywords:
  • Abies grandis
  • coniferous forests
  • cover type
  • crown fires
  • Douglas-fir
  • fire frequency
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • fire regimes
  • forest management
  • fuel appraisal
  • fuel management
  • fuel types
  • grand fir
  • ground fires
  • Oregon
  • overstory
  • peat
  • Pinus ponderosa
  • ponderosa pine
  • population density
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • research
  • statistical analysis
  • surface fires
  • surface fuels
  • thinning
  • vegetation surveys
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 25560 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.32:70/3 • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 49228

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