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FS INFO In depth catalog of natural resources publications, including index to Forest Service literature, late 1800's to date. |
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Publication InformationTitle: Chamise Chaparral Dead Fuel Fraction Is Not Reliably Predicted by Age Author: Paysen, Timothy E.; Cohen, Jack D. Date: 1990 Source: Chamise Chaparral Dead Fuel Fraction Is Not Reliably Predicted by Age. West Journal Applied Forrestry 5(4):00-00 Description: ABSTRACT. Fire managers of southern California chaparral often assume that the amount of dead material in chaparral shrubs is closely related to canopy age. Analysis of chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), sampled from southern California shrublands, indicates that the ratio of dead to live components is not related reliably to age of shrub canopy. Further statistical description of the data indicates that fractions of dead material greater than 0.40 are rare. The results provide grounds for seriously questioning current assumptions about the strong relationship between age and fraction dead in southern California chaparral fuels. Key Words: chaparral fuels, dead fuels View and Print this Publication (90 KB) Publication Notes: Citation Paysen, Timothy E.; Cohen, Jack D. 1990. Chamise Chaparral Dead Fuel Fraction Is Not Reliably Predicted by Age Chamise Chaparral Dead Fuel Fraction Is Not Reliably Predicted by Age. West Journal Applied Forrestry 5(4):00-00. |
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