Shrub clearing and extensive livestock as a strategy for enhancing ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean mid-mountain areas
Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …
Comparing risk-based fuel treatment prioritization with alternative strategies for enhancing protection and resource management objectives
Background Advances in fire modeling help quantify and map various components and
characterizations of wildfire risk and furthermore help evaluate the ability of fuel treatments …
characterizations of wildfire risk and furthermore help evaluate the ability of fuel treatments …
A Planning Model for Fire-Resilient Landscapes in Portugal Is Riddled with Fallacies: A Critical Review of “FIRELAN” by Magalhães et al., 2021
FIRELAN was developed as a model expected to foster the resilience to fire and
sustainability of a landscape that is based on a number of premises about fire behaviour. We …
sustainability of a landscape that is based on a number of premises about fire behaviour. We …
[HTML][HTML] A systematic approach to map and evaluate the wildfire behavior at a territorial scale in the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula
In the current context of extreme wildfires, understanding fire behavior at a territorial level
has proven crucial for territory planning. This type of analysis is usually conducted by …
has proven crucial for territory planning. This type of analysis is usually conducted by …
Defining priorities for wildfire mitigation actions at the local scale: insights from a novel risk analysis method applied in Portugal
A Benali, BA Aparício, A Gonçalves… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In Portugal, the 2017 fire season was particularly extreme, leading to an
unprecedented large number of fatalities, injured people, destruction of houses and …
unprecedented large number of fatalities, injured people, destruction of houses and …
MCDM-based wildfire risk assessment: a case study on the state of Arizona
M Pishahang, S Jovcic, S Hashemkhani Zolfani… - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing frequency of wildfires has posed significant challenges to communities
worldwide. The effectiveness of all aspects of disaster management depends on a credible …
worldwide. The effectiveness of all aspects of disaster management depends on a credible …
[HTML][HTML] Metrics and Considerations for Evaluating How Forest Treatments Alter Wildfire Behavior and Effects
The influence of forest treatments on wildfire effects is challenging to interpret. This is, in
part, because the impact forest treatments have on wildfire can be slight and variable across …
part, because the impact forest treatments have on wildfire can be slight and variable across …
Assessing cross-boundary wildfire hazard, transmission, and exposure to communities in the Italy-France Maritime cooperation area
The growing threats posed by wildfires in Southern Europe are calling for the development
of comprehensive and sound management and risk assessment strategies. In this work, we …
of comprehensive and sound management and risk assessment strategies. In this work, we …
An integrated framework for habitat restoration in fire-prone areas. Part 2–fire hazard assessment of the different land management scenarios
R Vaz, P Maia, J Keizer, P Fernandes… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Climate change has increased the occurrence of fire-prone weather and
extreme weather events in Europe. Improving resilience of forests to reduce fire hazard has …
extreme weather events in Europe. Improving resilience of forests to reduce fire hazard has …
Shrub clearing and extensive livestock as a strategy for enhancing ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean mid-mountain areas
T Lasanta Martínez, M Cortijos-López, MP Errea… - 2024 - digital.csic.es
Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …