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Topic
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Year
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Neely
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Year: 1962
Type: Document
Lindenmuth
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Year: 1962
Type: Document
Jameson
Juniper trees are invading grasslands and greatly reducing grass production on large ares in western United States. Grass fires are being tested among other methods for the control of small junipers. To test effectiveness of grass fres in killing…
Year: 1962
Type: Document
Levickij, Pis'merov
Describes three types of clear-felled area (Calamagrostis arundinacea, Epilobium angustifolium on burns; mixed grasses and broadleaved herbs), and suitable ways of re-establishing conifers on them.
Year: 1962
Type: Document
McKell, Wilson, Kay
Medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae L.) matures later in the spring than most associated species, and has a seed head moisture content of above 30 per cent for approximately a month after leaves and stems begin to dry. High temperature is more…
Year: 1962
Type: Document
Fons, Clements, Elliott, George
The general objectives of this project are to evaluate the effects of the independent variables of fuel, fuel bed, fuel base, and atmospheric conditions on the dependent variables such as rate of burning, flame size, rate of energy released, and…
Year: 1962
Type: Document
Bates
Can minimum nighttime temperatures be used in some areas as an indicator of one type of blowup conditions? A preliminary study of several project fires occurring on the Tonto, Sitgreaves, and Prescott National Forests in the years 1951 to 1961…
Year: 1962
Type: Document
Sidle
Before examining the impacts of forest management practices on surface erosion, it is appropriate to ask the question 'Why should we be concerned with surface erosion?' One of the most important impacts of surface erosion on forest lands is the…
Year: 1954
Type: Document
Stelfox
'In trials at Swift Current, Saskatchewan and Lacome, Alberta, the following treatments were used: spring burning and no burning, row spacings 1, 2, 3 and 4 ft. apart and no manure, ammonium phosphate (16-12-0 NPK) at 135 lb. per ac., ammonium…
Year: 1954
Type: Document
Arnold, Buck
"Blow-up" fires are defined as those which exhibit violent build-up in fire intensity or rate of spread sufficient to prevent direct control by efficient application of conventional firefighting methods. Blow-ups are an increasingly important cause…
Year: 1954
Type: Document