Selective Shrub Management to Preserve Mediterranean Forests and Reduce the Risk of Fire: The Case of Mainland Portugal
The recurrent rural fires that occur annually in Portugal have reached great proportions due to a lack of effective landscape management. Attempts to solve this problem led to the legal imposition to cut back the vegetation in the fuel management areas, which has had a negative effect on biodiversit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Fire |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/4/65 |