Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels

Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 9781428987654
ISBN-13 : 1428987657
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Book Synopsis Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels by : David L. Peterson

Download or read book Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels written by David L. Peterson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current efforts to improve the scientific basis for fire mgmt. on public lands will benefit from more efficient transfer of technical info. & tools that support planning, implementation, & effective. of vegetation & hazardous fuel treatments. The technical scope, complexity, & relevant spatial scale of analytical & decision-support tools differ considerably. This publication provides a state-of-science summary of tools currently available for mgmt. of vegetation & fuels. Detailed summaries include a description of each tool, location where it can be obtained, relevant spatial scale, level of user knowledge required, data requirements, model outputs, application in fuel treatments, linkage to other tools, & availability of training & support. Tables.


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