Selecting Low-Flammability Plants as Green Firebreaks within Sustainable Urban Garden Design
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Murray, B.R.; Martin, L.J.; Brown, C.; Krix, D.W.; Phillips, M.L. Selecting Low-Flammability Plants as Green Firebreaks within Sustainable Urban Garden Design. Fire 2018, 1, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire1010015
Murray BR, Martin LJ, Brown C, Krix DW, Phillips ML. Selecting Low-Flammability Plants as Green Firebreaks within Sustainable Urban Garden Design. Fire. 2018; 1(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire1010015
Chicago/Turabian StyleMurray, Brad R., Leigh J. Martin, Colin Brown, Daniel W. Krix, and Megan L. Phillips. 2018. "Selecting Low-Flammability Plants as Green Firebreaks within Sustainable Urban Garden Design" Fire 1, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire1010015