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Canopy Fuel Dynamics

Canopy Fuel Dynamics is a subfield within fuel dynamics that specifically examines the distribution, structure, and behavior of combustible materials in the upper layers of vegetation canopies, distinguishing it from surface or ground-level fuel analyses by focusing on aerial fuel continuity, ignitability, and fire propagation mechanisms in forested and woodland ecosystems.

300

Publications

17.4K

Citations

874

Authors

345

Institutions

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2017–2026

63

Parents

Publications

300

Basic principles of forest fuel reduction treatments

James K. Agee, Carl N. Skinner · Forest Ecology and Management · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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Deforestation, Fire Susceptibility, and Potential Tree Responses to Fire in the Eastern Amazon

Christopher Uhl, J. Boone Kauffman · Ecology · 1990 · 731 citations

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Estimating forest canopy fuel parameters using LIDAR data

Hans‐Erik Andersen, Robert J. McGaughey, Stephen E. Reutebuch · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2005 · 575 citations

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Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western U.S. forests

Scott L. Stephens, Jason J. Moghaddas, C. B. Edminster et al. · Ecological Applications · 2009 · 416 citations

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Experimental fuel treatment impacts on forest structure, potential fire behavior, and predicted tree mortality in a California mixed conifer forest

Scott L. Stephens, Jason J. Moghaddas · Forest Ecology and Management · 2005 · 360 citations

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Authors

874

  1. SL
    Scott L. Stephens

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    14 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. CN
    Carl N. Skinner

    Pacific Southwest Research Station, United States

    7 publications · 2.3K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. PZ
    Peter Z. Fulé

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    6 publications · 317 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. JK
    James K. Agee

    University of Washington, United States

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

    6

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  5. JE
    Jon E. Keeley

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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1–5 of 874

Institutions

345

  1. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    19 h-index

    49 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. Rocky Mountain Research Station

    Fort Collins, United States

    19 h-index

    39 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Pacific Southwest Research Station

    Albany, United States

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    5K citations

  4. Rocky Mountain Research (United States)

    Salt Lake City, United States

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    43 publications

    3.9K citations

  6. Pacific Northwest Research Station

    Portland, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Montana

    Missoula, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    67 publications · 5.2K citations

    38

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  2. International Journal of Wildland Fire

    31 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  3. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    17 publications · 888 citations

    15

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  4. Remote Sensing of Environment

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

    8

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  5. Fire Ecology

    8 publications · 250 citations

    8

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