Terminology and Biology of Fire Scars in Selected Central Hardwoods

Dendrochronological analysis of fire scars requires tree survival of fire exposure. Trees survive fire exposure by: (1) avoidance of injury through constitutive protection and (2) induced defense. Induced defenses include (a) compartmentalization processes that resist the spread of injury and infect...

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Main Authors: Smith, Kevin T., Sutherland, Elaine Kennedy
Other Authors: USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Durham, NH
Language:en_US
Published: Tree-Ring Society 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/251620