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Preferred term

fire severity index

Definition

  • The effect of a fire on ecosystem properties, usually defined by the degree of soil heating or mortality and damage of vegetation.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • index of fire severity

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22120

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