Understanding the Impact of Different Landscape-Level Fuel Management Strategies on Wildfire Hazard in Central Portugal

The extreme 2017 fire season in Portugal led to widespread recognition of the need for a paradigm shift in forest and wildfire management. We focused our study on Alvares, a parish in central Portugal located in a fire-prone area, which had 60% of its area burned in 2017. We evaluated how different...

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Main Authors: Akli Benali, Ana C. L. Sá, João Pinho, Paulo M. Fernandes, José M. C. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/5/522