Summer moisture contents of understory vegetation in northeastern Minnesota.

Robert M. Loomis; Peter J. Roussopoulos; Richard W. Blank

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Summer moisture contents of understory vegetation in northeastern Minnesota.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert M. Loomis, Peter J. Roussopoulos, Richard W. Blank

Year:

1979

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-179. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Summer moisture contents and factors for converting fresh plant weights to ovendry biomass estimates are presented for some herbs, mosses, and small shrubs found in the upland forest stand of northeastern Minnesota.

Keywords

forest fuels, fuel modeling, plant biomass, fire danger

Citation

Loomis, Robert M.; Roussopoulos, Peter J.; Blank, Richard W. 1979. Summer moisture contents of understory vegetation in northeastern Minnesota. Research Paper NC-179. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station