A5080272756- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest ecology and management
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Forest Management and Policy
- Landslides and related hazards
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Optical Network Technologies
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
2025
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2022-2024
Instituto de Ciencias Forestales
2004-2024
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
2020-2024
Universidad de Costa Rica
2024
Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia
2004-2024
Universitat Politècnica de València
2023
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
2008-2022
Center for International Forestry Research
2005-2020
Universidad de Valladolid
2016-2020
Abstract Background The global human footprint has fundamentally altered wildfire regimes, creating serious consequences for health, biodiversity, and climate. However, it remains difficult to project how long-term interactions among land use, management, climate change will affect fire behavior, representing a key knowledge gap sustainable management. We used expert assessment combine opinions about past future regimes from 99 researchers. asked quantitative qualitative assessments of the...
Spain is one of the Mediterranean countries most severely affected by wildfires during last 30 years, despite enhanced fire suppression efforts. At present, forest area increasing more in than any other European country, and also has highest densities ignitions. However, management plans have been developed for only 13% Spanish areas. The objective present study was to assess role fuel wildfire prevention Spain. Different techniques, including mechanical treatments, prescribed burning...
Previous research has demonstrated that remote sensing can provide spectral information related to vegetation moisture variations essential for estimating live fuel content (LFMC), but accuracy and timeliness still present challenges using this operationally. Consequently, many regional administrations are investing important resources in field campaigns LFMC monitoring, often focusing on indicator species reduce sampling time costs. This paper compares different approaches prediction of...
En la cuenca mediterránea, las proyecciones relativas al cambio climático señalan un incremento de temperaturas máximas y mínimas aumento olas calor sequías extremas que, en relación con los incendios forestales, implican del riesgo, intensidad severidad mismos. Por ello, selvicultura adaptativa debe preparar masas forestales para minimizar el daño causado por fuego maximizar su capacidad recuperación. este contexto, aplicación prescrito constituye una herramienta gran utilidad modificación...
El ICIFOR-INIA dispone de una red parcelas permanentes que se inició en 1963, cuando instalaron producción para las especies pino autóctonas presentes la península ibérica. Posteriormente, amplió incluir otras Quercus y Populus, así como otros objetivos. A lo largo los años, resultados esta han permitido el estudio adaptación masas forestales al cambio climático, analizando efecto del clima sobre crecimiento producción, claras estrategia adaptación, regeneración natural, tratamientos...
Abstract The effect of wildfire and the subsequent harvesting on soil degradation was evaluated in a burned Pinus pinaster stand Galicia (NW Spain). During first year following fire moderate intensity, trees were not harvested erosion losses, measured by sediment collection at bottom bordered plots, very low. An apparently limited impact reduced rainfall erosivity for this period could be responsible that result. Salvage logging took place 13 months after fire. Three post‐fire alternatives...
An adapted bench-scale Mass Loss Calorimeter (MLC) device for evaluating forest fuel flammability and combustion properties is proposed. This fire test apparatus consists of an MLC fitted with a chimney containing thermopile. After the thermopile output has been calibrated by use methane burner, these data are used to quantify heat release, as alternative classical measurement oxygen consumption due combustion. The results showed good repeatability reasonable approximation HRR values...
The present study proposes a new method in order to evaluate the flammability of live plant parts at bench-scale. Flammability parameters were estimated by use mass loss calorimeter, and fuel moisture content was evaluated analyser. Forest fuels ( Pinus pinaster, Cistus laurifolius, Lavandula stoechas Daphne gnidium) monitored under field conditions detect changes contents during fire risk season. combination two different bench-scale devices (moisture analyser calorimeter) guarantees fixed...
One of the major factors influencing forest fuel combustion are terpenoids, a fraction flammable Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) produced and stored by most Mediterranean species. The qualitative quantitative effect terpenoids on flammability has been only partially explained. In this study several terpenoid-storing species (common cypress three pines) were considered compared to Holm oak as reference non-storing quantified via gas chromatography (GC-MS) analysis from both live...
Canopy fuel characterization is critical to assess fire hazard and potential severity in forest stands. Simulation tools provide useful information for prevention planning reduce wildfire impacts, provided that reliable maps exist at adequate spatial resolution. Free airborne LiDAR data are becoming available many countries providing an opportunity improve monitoring large scales. In this study, models were fitted estimate canopy base height (CBH), load (CFL) bulk density (CBD) from a pine...
We investigated the influence of fire severity, logging burnt wood, local ecological factors and their interaction on natural regeneration, survival growth maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.), following a that took place in 2005. During period 2006–2020, sample 1900 seedlings were monitored, which three post-fire treatments applied: (1) Early (before seedling emergence); (2) Delayed (after (3) No management. Multivariate semi-parametric non-parametric techniques used to model survival,...
Abstract Soil phosphorus (P), which is essential for ecosystem functioning, undergoes notable changes after fire. However, the extent to fire characteristics affect P dynamics remains largely unknown. This study investigated impact of type (prescribed burning and natural wildfires) different levels severity on in Mediterranean soils. concentrations organic layers were strongly affected by but not type. Low did have any observable effect, while moderate increased soil 62% high decreased...