Integrating Remote Sensing Methods and Fire Simulation Models to Estimate Fire Hazard in a South-East Mediterranean Protected Area DOI Creative Commons
Panteleimon Xofis,

Pavlos Konstantinidis,

Iakovos Papadopoulos

et al.

Fire, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 31 - 31

Published: July 19, 2020

Unlike low intensity fire which promotes landscape heterogeneity and important ecosystem services, large high-intensity wildfires constitute a significant destructive factor despite the increased amount of resources allocated to suppression improvement firefighting tactics levels organization. Wildfires also affect properties, while an increasing number fatalities are associated with wildfires. It is now widely accepted that effective wildfire management strategy can no longer rely on alone. Scientific advances behavior simulation availability remote sensing data, along advanced systems detection significantly reduce hazards. In current study data methods, models integrated assess hazard in protected area southeast Mediterranean region its surroundings. A spatially explicit index was generated by combining estimations proxies ignition probability. The results suggest more than 50% area, great majority facing extremely high for fire. Pine forest formations, characterized flammability, canopy base height dense shrub understory most critical hazard. discussed relation need adopting alternative strategy.

Language: Английский

Towards a comprehensive look at global drivers of novel extreme wildfire events DOI
Andrea Duane, Marc Castellnou, Lluı́s Brotons

et al.

Climatic Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 165(3-4)

Published: April 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Mediterranean Region DOI Open Access
Hans‐Otto Pörtner,

D Roberts,

M Tignor

et al.

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 2233 - 2272

Published: June 22, 2023

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Language: Английский

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The use of fire to preserve biodiversity under novel fire regimes DOI Creative Commons
Roger Puig-Gironès, Marina Palmero‐Iniesta, Paulo M. Fernandes

et al.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1924)

Published: April 1, 2025

Novel fire regimes are emerging worldwide and pose substantial challenges to biodiversity conservation. Addressing these mitigating their impacts on will require developing a wide range of management practices. In this paper, we leverage research across taxa, ecosystems continents highlight strategies for applying knowledge in First, define novel outline different practices contemporary landscapes from parts the world. Next, synthesize recent use biodiversity, provide decision-making framework conservation under regimes. We recommend that preserving should consider both social ecological factors, iterative learning informed by effective monitoring, testing new actions. An integrated approach about help navigate complexities preserve rapidly changing This article is part theme issue ‘Novel climate changes human influences: impacts, ecosystem responses feedbacks’.

Language: Английский

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Future trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests under global change scenarios DOI
Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez, Aitor Améztegui, Miquel De Cáceres

et al.

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 45, P. 101174 - 101174

Published: Sept. 2, 2020

Language: Английский

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106
Mountain farmland protection and fire-smart management jointly reduce fire hazard and enhance biodiversity and carbon sequestration DOI Creative Commons
Silvana Pais, Núria Aquilué, João C. Campos

et al.

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 44, P. 101143 - 101143

Published: July 1, 2020

The environmental and socio-economic impacts of wildfires are foreseen to increase across southern Europe over the next decades regardless increasing resources allocated for fire suppression. This study aims identify fire-smart management strategies that promote wildfire hazard reduction, climate regulation ecosystem service biodiversity conservation. Here we simulate fire-landscape dynamics, carbon sequestration species distribution (116 vertebrates) in Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Gerês-Xurés (NW Iberia). We envisage 11 scenarios resulting from different following four storylines: Business-as-usual (BAU), expansion High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf), Fire-Smart forest management, HNVf plus Fire-Smart. Fire-landscape simulations reveal an up 25% annual burned area. areas may counterbalance this impact, especially when combined with (reductions 50% between 2031 2050). BAU attain highest estimates total sequestered. A decrease habitat suitability (around 18%) since 1990 is predicted conservation concern under scenario, while would support best outcomes terms Our highlights benefits integrating control, supply inform better decision-making mountain landscapes Southern Europe.

Language: Английский

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75
Trends and Gaps in Prescribed Burning Research DOI Creative Commons

Luke Gordon,

Maldwyn J. Evans, Philip Zylstra

et al.

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Language: Английский

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Development of Comprehensive Fuel Management Strategies for Reducing Wildfire Risk in Greece DOI Open Access
Palaiologos Palaiologou, Kostas Kalabokidis, Alan A. Ager

et al.

Forests, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11(8), P. 789 - 789

Published: July 22, 2020

A solution to the growing problem of catastrophic wildfires in Greece will require a more holistic fuel management strategy that focuses broadly on landscape fire behavior and risk relation suppression tactics ignition prevention. Current protection planning is either non-existent or narrowly focused reducing fuels proximity roads communities where ignitions are most likely. effective would expand treatment footprint scales reduce intensity increase likelihood safe efficient activities. However, expanding programs Greek landscapes highly fragmented terms land use vegetation requires: (1) better understanding how diverse cover types contribute spread intensity; (2) case studies, both simulated empirical, demonstrate strategies can achieve desired outcomes behavior. In this study, we used Lesvos Island, as study area characterize different uses exposure wildfire simulation methods understand spreads among parcels forests, developed areas, other (shrublands, agricultural grasslands) way identify source–sink relationships. We then spatially coordinated program targeted prone conifer forests generally burn under highest intensity. The effects were measured post-treatment transmission. results demonstrated an optimized method for accounts connectivity types. also identified scale limitations relying small scattered units manage long-term risk.

Language: Английский

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67
Future impact of climate extremes in the Mediterranean: Soil erosion projections when fire and extreme rainfall meet DOI
Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez, Andrea Duane, Assu Gil‐Tena

et al.

Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 31(18), P. 3040 - 3054

Published: June 12, 2020

Abstract Climate change projections over the Mediterranean basin point toward an increase in frequency and intensity of extreme events that will directly impact ecosystems resilience. In this study, we evaluated future trends soil loss forestland Catalonia (NE Spain) due to fires vegetation dynamics, considering potential impacts co‐occurring fire rainfall events, assessing how suppression can contribute erosion mitigation. The process‐based MEDFIRE model was used simulate changes climate between 2011 2050 under six different scenarios resulted from combination two climatic three management policies. Annual on landscape were estimate using Universal Soil Loss Equation . Projected annual losses for forested land ranged 15 16 tons/ha, with simulating current levels projecting around −5% than those assuming more relaxed strategies. On average, explained 12–16% region, but fire‐severe years, they up 90% total loss. mean years where meet 150% higher both not contemporary. estimated probability co‐occur 0.09 0.11 scenarios. Our results highlight importance minimizing its ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem services provision by Mediterranean forests will be compromised above 2℃ warming DOI
Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez, Julia Ramsauer, Lluís Coll

et al.

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(18), P. 4210 - 4222

Published: July 6, 2021

Abstract Forests provide a wide range of provisioning, regulating and cultural services great value to societies across the Mediterranean basin. In this study, we reviewed scientific literature last 30 years quantify magnitude projected changes in ecosystem provision by forests under IPCC climate change scenarios. We classified scenarios according temperature threshold 2℃ set Paris Agreement (below or above). The review 78 studies shows that will lead general reduction (e.g. carbon storage, regulation freshwater quantity quality) increase number fires, burnt areas generally, an climate‐related forest hazards (median + 62% 2100). Studies using above significantly more negative than below threshold. Main trend on material wood products), were less clear depended (i) whether not considered interaction between rise temperatures other drivers management, CO 2 fertilization) (ii) differences productivity responses tree species evaluated. Overall, significant reductions extent habitat suitability for most drought‐sensitive −88% Fagus sylvatica ), while amount available drought‐tolerant remain stable increase; however, these xeric was limited when high‐end extreme climatic (above Agreement). Our highlights benefits mitigation (to keep global mean <2℃) can bring terms service conservation forests.

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions to wildfires in rural landscapes of Southern Europe: let’s be fire-smart! DOI Creative Commons
Adrián Regos, Silvana Pais, João C. Campos

et al.

International Journal of Wildland Fire, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Extreme wildfires are expected to increase in Southern Europe, due climate change and rural abandonment. Fire management is focused on suppression, which accelerates the transition more flammable landscapes. Here, we synthesise knowledge acquired over 'FirESmart' project (https://firesmartproject.wordpress.com). Our findings show how agroforestry policies could benefit biodiversity while providing further fire suppression opportunities. The EU Green Deal offers an opportunity incorporate 'fire-smartness' into upcoming policies. Still, if these fail at reversing abandonment, use of enhance rewilding tree-planting as 'climate-smart' strategies fire-prone mountains Europe.

Language: Английский

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