Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests
Fire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and influences landscape structure. However, wildfires may: have undesirable effects on biodiversity and vegetation coverage; produce carbon emissions to the atmosphere; relea...
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doaj-ccaa4e900c5b468582f6cf30da7796682020-11-24T20:49:04ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072015-04-01651476149910.3390/f6051476f6051476Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in ForestsHety Herawati0José Ramón González-Olabarria1Arief Wijaya2Christopher Martius3Herry Purnomo4Rubeta Andriani5Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat 16115, IndonesiaForest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC), Ctra St. Llorenç de Morunys Km 2 ES-25280 Solsona, SpainCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat 16115, IndonesiaCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat 16115, IndonesiaCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat 16115, IndonesiaCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor Barat 16115, IndonesiaFire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and influences landscape structure. However, wildfires may: have undesirable effects on biodiversity and vegetation coverage; produce carbon emissions to the atmosphere; release smoke affecting human health; and cause loss of lives and property. There have been increasing concerns about the potential impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires. Climate change can alter factors that influence the occurrence of fire ignitions, fuel availability and fuel flammability. This review paper aims to identify tools and methods used for gathering information about the impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires, forest fuels and the probability of fires. Tools to assess the impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires include: remote sensing, dynamic global vegetation and landscape models, integrated fire-vegetation models, fire danger rating systems, empirical models and fire behavior models. This review outlines each tool in terms of its characteristics, spatial and temporal resolution, limitations and applicability of the results. To enhance and improve tool performance, each must be continuously tested in all types of forest ecosystems.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/5/1476climate changeclimate variabilityforest firetool |
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Hety Herawati José Ramón González-Olabarria Arief Wijaya Christopher Martius Herry Purnomo Rubeta Andriani Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests Forests climate change climate variability forest fire tool |
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Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests |
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Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests |
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Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests |
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Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests |
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Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests |
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tools for assessing the impacts of climate variability and change on wildfire regimes in forests |
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Fire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and influences landscape structure. However, wildfires may: have undesirable effects on biodiversity and vegetation coverage; produce carbon emissions to the atmosphere; release smoke affecting human health; and cause loss of lives and property. There have been increasing concerns about the potential impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires. Climate change can alter factors that influence the occurrence of fire ignitions, fuel availability and fuel flammability. This review paper aims to identify tools and methods used for gathering information about the impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires, forest fuels and the probability of fires. Tools to assess the impacts of climate variability and change on forest fires include: remote sensing, dynamic global vegetation and landscape models, integrated fire-vegetation models, fire danger rating systems, empirical models and fire behavior models. This review outlines each tool in terms of its characteristics, spatial and temporal resolution, limitations and applicability of the results. To enhance and improve tool performance, each must be continuously tested in all types of forest ecosystems. |
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