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Forest structure and fire hazard in dry forests of the Western United States

Year of Publication
2005
Publication Type
Fire, in conjunction with landforms and climate, shapes the structure and function of forests throughout the Western United States, where millions of acres of forest lands contain accumulations of flammable fuel that are much higher than historical conditions owing to various forms of fire exclusion.