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Guide to fuel treatments in dry forests of the western United States : assessing forest structure and fire hazard

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"Wildland fire behavior & forest structure, environmental consequences, economics, social concerns.""April 2007."Cover title.Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20).The Fire and Fuels Extension of the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FFE-FVS) was used to calulate the immediate effects of treatments on surface fuels, fire hazard, potential fire behavior, and forest structure for respresentative dry forest stands in the Western United States. Treatments considered included pile and burn and prescribed fire.Also available electronically on the Internet.
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Text
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Language Material Electronic Resource
Contributors:
Raymond, Crystal LPeterson, David L. (David Lawrence), 1954Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
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Public domain. Learn more at http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use
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Keywords

  1. Computer Simulation
  2. Fire And Fuels Extension, Forest Vegetation Simulator (Computer Program)
  3. Forest Fire Forecasting
  4. Forest Fires
  5. Forest Thinning
  6. Fuel
  7. Prevention And Control
  8. West (U.S.)

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