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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Downed Woody Material"”.
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Wildland fuel loading estimates along a gradient of forest cover types and landscape factors in Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, West Virginia and Rock Creek Park, Virginia, USA
… potential fire effects. Standing and dead trees, downed woody material, litter (Oi Horizon), and duff (Oe+Oa Horizons) contribute to fuel loading and fire risk. They also play a critical role in overall ecosystem health. Downed woody material contributes to carbon storage and nutrient cycling, and …
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Quantification of Influential Surface Fuel Parameters in Fire-Prone Ecosystems of the Netherlands
… major fuel categories (litter/duff, shrub, and downed woody material). Reduction of the number of parameters to measure would streamline the process of fuel load estimation by reducing the number of measurements that need to be taken in the field. The results of this study show that certain …
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Deadwood Dynamics: A Case Study at Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
Deadwood, characterized as both downed woody material (DWM) and standing and dead stems, i.e., snags, is a significant component of terrestrial forest ecosystems. Deadwood amount and structure may influence potential wildfire hazard by altering combustible DWM mass and creating fuel structures that …
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Building a better burn: Fuel characterization and fire effects in silvicultural systems in the southern United States
… destructive loadings of litter, duff, and fine woody material (1-hour and 10-hour fuels) for six sequential prescribed burns on the Bankhead National Forest in northcentral Alabama, US. We found that indirect sampling underestimated loading of 1-hour fuels, litter, and duff, but overestimated …