Aspen Bibliography
Document Type
Report
Source
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station; INT-205
First Page
1
Last Page
49
Publication Date
1986
Abstract
Describes a method for appraising fuels and fire behavior potential in aspen forests to guide the use of prescribed fire and preparation of fire prescriptions. Includes an illustrated classification of aspen fuels; appraisals of fireline intensity, rate of spread, adjective ratings for fire behavior and probability of burn success; and evaluations of seasonal change in live fuel moisture contents.
Recommended Citation
Brown, James K.; Simmerman, Dennis G. Appraising fuels and flammability in western aspen: a prescribed fire guide. General Technical Report INT-205. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station; 1986. 48 p.