Spatial Characteristics of Regional Wildfire Frequencies in Intermountain West Grass-Dominated Communities
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عنوان ژورنال: The Professional Geographer
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0033-0124,1467-9272
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00054