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Fire effects monitoring after the Funny River Fire, Kenai Peninsula AK

By Alaska Science Center June 2015 (approx.)
Person writing on a data sheet in a burned area of the Funny River fire on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Pre- and post-fire measurements of fire effects help ecologists, fire scientists, and managers determine how the severity of wildfires affects plants, animal habitat, and ecosystem services

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