Developing a two-level fire regime zonation system for Canada

Fire regime zonation systems are critical tools for research and management activities. In this study, we develop a hierarchical framework that applies both qualitative and quantitative approaches ...

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Canadian Journal of Forest Research

• Publication date

  2019-12-02

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0191
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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