Escape probability: an alternative risk metric to support and evaluate wilderness fire management decisions

Inside many U.S. federally designated wilderness areas, fire suppression is the dominant management strategy largely due to the risk that fires pose to resources adjacent to the wilderness boundary. Opportunities to exploit the fuel treatment and risk-mitigation benefits of allowing wilderness fires...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnett, Kevin Matthew
Other Authors: Tyron J. Venn
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: The University of Montana 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-04282014-151928/