Topography, Fuels, and Fire Exclusion Drive Fire Severity of the Rim Fire in an Old-Growth Mixed-Conifer Forest, Yosemite National Park, USA

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  2015

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  Ecosystems

• Publication date

  2015-06-17

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  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10021-015-9890-9
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