The National Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Ecological Applications

• Publication date

  2009-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/07-1747.1PMID 19323191
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