A5024329887- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest ecology and management
- Landslides and related hazards
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
University of Sassari
2015-2024
University of Basilicata
2003-2014
San Antonio College
2014
University of Coimbra
2014
Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
2014
Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura
2014
University of Turin
2012
Leonardo (United Kingdom)
2012
University of Florence
2012
This review presents a multidisciplinary framework for integrating the ecological, regulatory, procedural and technical aspects of forest management fires prevention under Mediterranean environments. The aims are to: i) provide foreground wildfire scenario; ii) illustrate theoretical background fuel management; iii) describe available techniques mechanical operations fire in wildland-urban interfaces, with exemplification case-studies; iv) allocate activities hierarchy planning. is conceived...
This study aimed to explore differences in the perceptions of professional and voluntary firefighters regarding extreme wildfire events that occurred Portugal 2017. We collected a sample 185 participants, firefighters, who directly participated suppression activities for Pedrógão Grande October 2017 wildfires Portugal. They were on duty 149 fire stations Central Region A questionnaire was sent via Google Form based mainly close-ended two open-ended questions. It structured into topics...
The main problem encountered when applying remote sensing and geographic information systems techniques for wildfire risk assessment is the necessity to integrate different data sources. methods applied so far are usually based on regression or coefficients relying experts' knowledge. Hence fire managers seeking an unbiased statistical model able highlight multivariate spatial relationships between predictor variables, yielding understandable output readily accessible end users. present...
Forest fires in Italy are mainly caused by humans, and directly depend on social behavior, whether voluntary (arson) or involuntary (negligence). Despite the progress knowledge made with studying physical facets of phenomenon, causes motives human-related fire remain mostly unknown. This paper proposes implementation Delphi method (an interactive expert-questionnaire process) order to assess why ignited. In four study cases, within a high incidence area (southern Italy), technique identified...
Abstract Background Wildfires play a key role in shaping Mediterranean landscapes and ecosystems impacting species dynamics. Numerous studies have investigated the wildfire occurrences influence of their drivers many countries Basin. However, this regard, no attempted to compare different regions, which may appear similar under aspects. In response gap, climatic, topographic, anthropic, landscape were analyzed compared assess patterns fire ignition points terms occurrence frequency Catalonia...
Forest fires causes and motivations are poorly understood in southern south-eastern Europe. This research aims to identify how experts perceive the different of forest as defined classification proposed by European Commission 2013. A panel (N = 271) was gathered from EU Southern Member States (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain) Central (Switzerland) Europe (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Republic North Macedonia, Turkey). Experts were asked answer a questionnaire score importance...
Forest fires in Algeria are mostly human-caused and result from local social behavior, whether voluntary (arson) or involuntary (negligence). Understanding the reasons why start is, therefore, a crucial factor preventing reducing their incidence, developing significant prevention efforts designing specific fire campaigns. The Delphi method is promising tool for improving knowledge about how starts why, above all helps reduce number of started by unknown causes, majority type Algeria. uses...
One of the most important environmental issues in Europe is expansion wildland-urban interfaces (WUIs) and how this trend may affect occurrence wildfires. Land use changes, abandonment farmland, reduced grazing has led to an increase forested areas with accumulation continuity surface fuels available for combustion. Policies based exclusively on extensive fire suppression have become ineffective different parts Europe. To reduce threat damaging costly wildfires, European countries must...
dovremmo più confrontarci con incendi drammatici come quelli del giugno 2017 in Portogallo, o che stanno divampando tutta Italia questo luglio di fuoco.Tuttavia, non potendo rinunciare alle foreste e ai loro servizi fondamentali (protezione suolo, biodiversità, turismo, energia, fornitura materia prima rinnovabile) dobbiamo necessariamente il fuoco nei sistemi forestali imparare a governare fenomeno partendo dalle sue radici, ovvero dalla conoscenza
Abstract The most widely used metrics to characterize wildfire regime and estimate the impact of wildfires are total burnt area (BA) number fire events (FE). However, these insufficient analyse threat society a new characterized by higher occurrence very large events. To overcome this weakness, we propose use Concentration Index (CI B ) which makes it possible identify spatio‐temporal patterns. frequency distribution BA follows negative exponential almost everywhere, in small minority FE is...
Surface biomass characterization plays a key role in wildfire management. It allows classifying vegetation fuels flammability for fire risk analysis, to define silvicultural prescriptions hazard reduction, plan prescribed burning, or model behavior and its effects, such as greenhouse gas pollutant emissions. To facilitate fuel classification analysis of potential effects Italy, we harmonized 634 measurements surface wildland from Alpine, temperate Mediterranean environments. The dataset...
Abstract Effective landscape-scale fuel management strategies are essential for reducing wildfire risk in Mediterranean fire-prone areas. In this study, the minimum travel time (MTT) fire-spread algorithm as implemented FlamMap was applied to assess potential of alternative treatments lowering losses a 5,740-ha study area eastern Sardinia, Italy. Twenty-seven wildfires at 10-m resolution were simulated considering three wind speeds (15, 18, and 21 km h −1 ) compare treatments: no treatment...
This study investigates the role of prescribed grazing as a sustainable fire prevention strategy in Mediterranean ecosystems, with focus on Sardinia, an area highly susceptible to wildfires. Using FlamMap simulation software, we modeled behavior across various and environmental conditions assess impact severity indicators such flame length, rate spread, fireline intensity. Results demonstrate that can reduce by decreasing combustible biomass, achieving reductions 25.9% extent wet years,...