Increased wildfire frequency and size has led to a surge in flammability research, most of
which investigates landscape-level patterns and wildfire dynamics. There has been a recent …

The frequent occurrence of large and high-intensity wildfires in the Mediterranean region
poses a major threat to people and the environment. In this context, the estimation of dead …

Introduction The abandonment of rural areas has led to an increase of the fire-prone
European gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) communities in some regions, where prescribed …

Temperate ecosystems, for example British heathlands and moorlands, are predicted to
experience an increase in severe summer drought and wildfire frequency over the next few …

The extensive abandonment of agricultural lands in the Mediterranean basin has led to
large landscapes being dominated by early-successional species, characterized by high …

The characterization of aboveground biomass is important in forest management planning,
with various objectives ranging from prevention of forest fires to restoration of burned areas …

Prescribed burning is commonly used to prevent accumulation of biomass in fire-prone
shrubland in NW Spain. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the efficacy of the …

Farmland abandonment in Mediterranean mid‐mountain areas can lead to the degradation
or recovery of soil properties. Typically, after abandonment, fields are covered with shrubs …

Fuel moisture content is one of the important factors that determine ignition probability and
fire behaviour in forest ecosystems. In this study, ignition and fire spread moisture content …

During the last three decades, there has been an increase in the incidence of severe crown
fires affecting black pine forests in the sub-Mediterranean area. The objective of this study …