Integrating plant physiology into simulation of fire behavior and effects
Wildfires are a global crisis, but current fire models fail to capture vegetation response to
changing climate. With drought and elevated temperature increasing the importance of …
changing climate. With drought and elevated temperature increasing the importance of …
[HTML][HTML] Developing customized fuel models for shrub and bracken communities in Galicia (NW Spain)
JA Vega, JG Álvarez-González… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Geospatial fire behaviour and fire hazard simulators, fire effects models and smoke emission
software commonly use standard fuel models in order to simplify data collection and the …
software commonly use standard fuel models in order to simplify data collection and the …
Improved logistic models of crown fire probability in Canadian conifer forests
Background: Crown fires are an ecologically necessary but hazardous process in conifer
forests. Prediction of their behaviour in Canada has largely depended on the Canadian …
forests. Prediction of their behaviour in Canada has largely depended on the Canadian …
[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Flawed assumptions behind analysis of litter decomposition, steady state and fire risks in Australia
Assumptions first made in the 1960's that litter (1) decomposes to completion,(2)
accumulates following a negative exponential pattern,(3) reaches a steady state limit and (4) …
accumulates following a negative exponential pattern,(3) reaches a steady state limit and (4) …
Prescribed burning mitigates the severity of subsequent wildfires in Mediterranean shrublands
JM Fernández-Guisuraga, PM Fernandes - Fire Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Prescribed burning (PB) is becoming relevant in fuel reduction and thus fire
hazard abatement in fire-prone ecosystems of southern Europe. Yet, empirical evidence on …
hazard abatement in fire-prone ecosystems of southern Europe. Yet, empirical evidence on …
Climatic conditions affect shoot flammability by influencing flammability‐related functional traits in nonfire‐prone habitats
X Cui, D Dai, C Huang, B Wang, S Li, C You… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant flammability is an important driver of wildfires, and flammability itself is determined by
several plant functional traits. While many plant traits are influenced by climatic conditions …
several plant functional traits. While many plant traits are influenced by climatic conditions …
Enhanced post-wildfire vegetation recovery in prescribed-burnt Mediterranean shrubland: A regional assessment
JM Fernández-Guisuraga, PM Fernandes - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The primary objective of prescribed burning (PB) treatment is to promote increased
ecosystem resistance to high fire severity and ecosystem adaptive resilience after …
ecosystem resistance to high fire severity and ecosystem adaptive resilience after …
Fuel weight and understorey hazard dynamics in mature karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) forests in southwest Western Australia
N Burrows, A Wills, V Densmore - Australian Forestry, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fuel properties influence the behaviour of forest fires, so understanding how these change
with time since fire is important for appraising the bushfire threat and planning and …
with time since fire is important for appraising the bushfire threat and planning and …
Will fire-smart landscape management buffer the effects of climate and land-use changes on fire regimes?
Background Long-term farmland abandonment has increased fuel build-up in many Euro-
Mediterranean mountainous regions. The high fuel hazard in these landscapes, combined …
Mediterranean mountainous regions. The high fuel hazard in these landscapes, combined …
Biogeographic patterns of daily wildfire spread and extremes across North America
Introduction Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme single-day fire
spread events, with major ecological and social implications. In contrast with well …
spread events, with major ecological and social implications. In contrast with well …