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Ecological Applications – Ecological Society of America
Published: Sep 1, 2008
Keywords: California ; USA ; differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR) ; ecosystem responses ; fire intensity ; fire severity ; Landsat ; postfire regeneration ; postfire resprouting ; shrubland
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