Costs of mechanical fuel reduction treatments

Dana Mitchell; Mathew F. Smidt

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_139-1

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Costs of mechanical fuel reduction treatments

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Authors:

Dana Mitchell, Mathew F. Smidt

Year:

2019

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_139-1

Source:

Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham.

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Abstract

Mechanical fuel treatments are machine activities designed to change the size and arrangement of forest biomass by either severing stems and creating smaller fragments (mastication) or by removing these stems from the site (bundling, baling, biomass harvesting) for disposal or utilization. Cost of mechanical fuel reduction treatments is defined as the money spent in mechanical fuel reduction activities.

Keywords

mulching, mastication, fuel loading

Citation

Mitchell Dana; Smidt Mathew. 2019. Costs of mechanical fuel reduction treatments. In: Manzello S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. 7p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_139-1