Flammability of Australian forests
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1CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia 2School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 0200, Australia 3Email: [email protected] 4Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University College, University of NSW, Campbell, ACT 2602, Australia 5Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, Australia 6Snowy Mountains Region Fire Unit, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Jindabyne, NSW 2627, Australia
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