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Fire regimes: moving from a fuzzy concept to geographic entity

  1. Brett P. Murphy1,3,
  2. Grant J. Williamson2,
  3. David M. J. S. Bowman2

Article first published online: 27 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03893.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 192, Issue 2, pages 316–318, October 2011

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Murphy, B. P., Williamson, G. J. and Bowman, D. M. J. S. (2011), Fire regimes: moving from a fuzzy concept to geographic entity. New Phytologist, 192: 316–318. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03893.x

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  1. 1

    Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA

  2. 2

    School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia

  3. 3

    (Author for correspondence: tel +61 8 8995 5006; email brettpatrickmurphy@hotmail.com)

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  1. Issue published online: 27 SEP 2011
  2. Article first published online: 27 SEP 2011

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