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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Published in:	Fire
Main Authors:	Mauro A.M. Raposo, Carlos J. Pinto Gomes, Leonel J.R. Nunes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Subjects:	phytosociology forest rural fires vegetation management heliophile shrubs
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/4/65