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An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Creator:

Bolding, Michael Chad, 1977-

Abstract:

Recent catastrophic wildfires have forced the forest management community to develop new strategies for reducing forest fuels. Tightly spaced understory trees often create a fire ladder allowing surface fires to encroach into the crowns of overstory trees. This situation can lead to intensive, catastrophic, stand-replacement forest fires. Mechanical removal or...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

decision making by forest managers, landowners, and scientists