Assessing Fuel Loads in Sagebrush Steppe and PJ Woodlands
Publisher
Great Basin Fire Science Exchange. Reno, Nevada
Publication Year
2015
Body
Purpose: To define wildland fuels and review some of the approaches used to assess fuel loads in Great Basin ecosystems. Assessing wildland fuel loading is important for quantifying potential fire hazards, for monitoring the effectiveness of fuel
treatments, and for predicting fire behavior, soil heating, fuel consumption, and emissions.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Technical Report
Additional Information
In Chambers, J.C., ed. 2016. Great Basin Factsheet Series 2016 - Information and tools to restore and conserve Great Basin ecosystems. Great Basin Fire Science Exchange. Reno, Nevada. 79 p.
Collection
Keywords
fuels
sagebrush
juniper
wildfires
Great Basin
PJ
pinyon-juniper
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