Objectives and considerations for wildland fuel treatment in forested ecosystems of the interior western United States

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Forest Ecology and Management

• Publication date

  2008-12-10

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FORECO.2008.09.016
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