Is native forest an alternative to prevent wildfire in the WUI in Central Portugal?

dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Aline
dc.contributor.authorSande Silva, Joaquim
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, José
dc.contributor.authorGuiomar, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Paulo
dc.contributor.editorNunes, Adélia
dc.contributor.editorAmaro, António
dc.contributor.editorVieira, António
dc.contributor.editorCastro, Fátima
dc.contributor.editorFélix, Fernando
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T15:26:41Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T15:26:41Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractThe expansion of the 2017 mega-fires in Portugal was observed to be locally halted by native forest patches. Here we present spatial simulation scenarios of fire behaviour to assess whether native forest cover mitigates fire spread during extreme wildfire conditions in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas around Industrial Zones (IZs). Our results suggest that broadleaved forest cover can reduce fireline intensity and rate of spread around IZs up to 20 and 8 times, respectively, on average. Thus, our results support the need to discuss forest management in Portugal to better prevent WUI fires.por
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dc.identifier.citationOliveira, A.S., Silva, J.S., Gaspar, J., Guiomar, N., Fernandes, P., 2021. Is native forest an alternative to prevent wildfire in the WUI in Central Portugal? In: Nunes, A., Amaro, A., Vieira, A., Castro, F.V., Félix, F. (coord.) Geografia, Riscos e Proteção Civil. Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Luciano Lourenço. Volume 2. Associação Portuguesa de Riscos, Prevenção e Segurança, Vilarinho.por
dc.identifier.doi10.34037/978-989-9053-06-9_1.2_05por
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.riscos.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/Outras_Pub/outras/llourenco/volume2/pdf/Livro_HLL092021_volume2_P3_05.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/31587
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dc.publisherAssociação Portuguesa de Riscos, Prevenção e Segurançapor
dc.rightsopenAccesspor
dc.titleIs native forest an alternative to prevent wildfire in the WUI in Central Portugal?por
dc.typebookPartpor
degois.publication.firstPage67por
degois.publication.lastPage77por
degois.publication.titleGeografia, Riscos e Proteção Civil. Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Luciano Lourençopor

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