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A general description of ground and surface fuels are given as background in understanding wildland fuel science. This chapter details typical surface and ground fuel layers and then introduces a number of fuel beds and other potential fuel components that might be important in fuel management in other areas of the world.

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  1. Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, Montana, USA

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Keane, R. (2015). Surface and Ground Fuels. In: Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09015-3_3

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