Impacts of Repeated Wildfire on Vegetation in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
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.......................................................................................... 3 Background and Purpose...................................................................... 4 Study Description and Location.............................................................. 7 Key Findings.................................................................................... 12 Management Implications .................................................................... 28 Relationship to Other Findings and Ongoing Work ........................................ 29 Future Work Needed .......................................................................... 30 Deliverables Crosswalk Table ............................................................... 31 Appendix 1 Draft Manuscript for Publication........................................... 32 Appendix 2 – Literature Cited............................................................... 56
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تاریخ انتشار 2014