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Summary: Ann. For. Sci. 66 (2009) 207 Available online at:
c INRA, EDP Sciences, 2009 www.afs-journal.org
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008089
Original article
Fuel and stand conditions in an isolated, unmanaged forest landscape
in central Oregon
Sharon Stanton1*, Karen B. Arabas2
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Biology Department, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Department of Environmental and Earth Science, Willamette University, 900 State Street, 97301 Salem, Oregon, USA
(Received 18 July 2008; accepted 19 November 2008)
Keywords:
fuels /
coarse woody debris /
fire hazard /
old-growth forest
Abstract
· Mature, unmanaged forests in western North America provide important reference conditions for
managers, yet little is known about fuel composition and the factors that influence fuel accumulation
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