FUEL REDUCTION IN RESIDENTIAL AND SCENIC FORESTS - A COMPARISON OF 3 TREATMENTS IN A WESTERN MONTANA PONDEROSA PINE STAND

Authors
SCOTT JH
Citation
Jh. Scott, FUEL REDUCTION IN RESIDENTIAL AND SCENIC FORESTS - A COMPARISON OF 3 TREATMENTS IN A WESTERN MONTANA PONDEROSA PINE STAND, Research paper RM, (RM-5), 1998, pp. 1
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Forestry
Journal title
Research paper RM → ACNP
ISSN journal
05025001
Issue
RM-5
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0502-5001(1998):RM-5<1:FRIRAS>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Three alternative thinning treatments for reducing fire hazard and imp roving forest health in scenic ponderosa pine forests of the Intermoun tain West are compared. Treatment cost and revenue, surface and crown fuel reduction, and aesthetic preference of the treatments are analyze d. The application of these ecosystem restoration treatments may have far reaching implications.