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Size dependency of variables influencing fire occurrence in Mediterranean forests of Eastern Spain / Marina Peris-Llopis in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 139 n°4 (August 2020)  

Public [article]  inEuropean Journal of Forest Research > vol 139 n°4 (August 2020) . - pp 525 - 537 Titre : Size dependency of variables influencing fire occurrence in Mediterranean forests of Eastern Spain Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marina Peris-Llopis, Auteur ; José Ramon Gonzalez-Olabarria, Auteur ; Blas Mola-Yudego, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : pp 525 - 537 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] altitude [Termes IGN] cartographie numérique [Termes IGN] combinaison linéaire ponderée [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] fréquence [Termes IGN] incendie de forêt [Termes IGN] pente [Termes IGN] Pinus (genre) [Termes IGN] plan de prévention des risques [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Résumé : (auteur) Fires are among the most damaging disturbances to forests in the Mediterranean area. The study analyses the occurrence and characteristics of forest fires in Eastern Spain (1993–2015) to identify key variables related to burnt forest land, differentiating fires according to their burnt area. Data are retrieved from digital cartography, the Spanish Forest Map and data concerning fires. Based on previous research, the variables included are altitude, slope, aspect, fuel, species, population and road density. The fires are classified in small (5–50 ha), medium (50–500 ha) and large (> 500 ha). Four models are considered to explain the proportion of burnt area based on weighted generalized linear models: a general model and one per size class. The results highlight the different relations of similar variables with fires according to the size. When a single model is considered to explain all area burnt, the relationships are mainly driven by large fires. The larger area is burnt on forests with pine, bushes and small trees, whereas smaller fires tend to occur on lower altitude, low slope, high population and road densities. There are large differences in the variables according to the fire sizes, especially for the presence of pine (negative in the medium fires model but positive for the large fires model) and Pasture (which only explains the small fires). The models can be applied to analyse occurrence by fire size in Mediterranean areas, and the results can help elaborate fire prevention strategies and land-planning schemes. Numéro de notice : A2020-423 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10342-020-01265-9 Date de publication en ligne : 10/02/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-020-01265-9 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95486 [article]

A general method for the classification of forest stands using species composition and vertical and horizontal structure / Miquel De Cáceres in Annals of Forest Science, vol 76 n° 2 (June 2019)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 76 n° 2 (June 2019) Titre : A general method for the classification of forest stands using species composition and vertical and horizontal structure Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Miquel De Cáceres, Auteur ; Santiago Martín-Alcón, Auteur ; José Ramon Gonzalez-Olabarria, Auteur ; Lluis Coll, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse bivariée [Termes IGN] analyse univariée [Termes IGN] Catalogne (Espagne) [Termes IGN] composition floristique [Termes IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier (techniques et méthodes) [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] similitude [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] typologie forestière [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (Auteur) Context : Forest typologies are useful for many purposes, including forest mapping, assessing habitat quality, studying forest dynamics, or defining sustainable management strategies. Quantitative typologies meant for forestry applications normally focus on horizontal and vertical structure of forest plots as main classification criteria, with species composition often playing a secondary role. The selection of relevant variables is often idiosyncratic and influenced by a priori expectations of the forest types to be distinguished. Aims : We present a general framework to define forest typologies where the dissimilarity between forest stands is assessed using coefficients that integrate the information of species composition with the univariate distribution of tree diameters or heights or the bivariate distribution of tree diameters and heights. Methods : We illustrate our proposal with the classification of forest inventory plots in Catalonia (NE Spain), comparing the results obtained using the bivariate distribution of diameters and heights to those obtained using either tree heights or tree diameters only. Results : The number of subtypes obtained using the tree diameter distribution for the calculation of dissimilarity was often the same as those obtained from the tree height distribution or to those using the bivariate distribution. However, classifications obtained using the three approaches were often different in terms of forest plot membership. Conclusion : The proposed classification framework is particularly suited to define forest typologies from forest inventory data and allows taking advantage of the bivariate distribution of diameters and heights if both variables are measured. It can provide support to the development of typologies in situations where fine-scale variability of topographic, climatic, and legacy management factors leads to fine-scale variation in forest structure and composition, including uneven-aged and mixed stands. Numéro de notice : A2019-183 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-019-0824-0 Date de publication en ligne : 12/04/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0824-0 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92704 [article]