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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2981-2022
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Research article
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09 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 09 Sep 2022
| 09 Sep 2022
Global assessment and mapping of ecological vulnerability to wildfires
Fátima Arrogante-Funes
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group, Department of
Geography and Geology, Universidad de Alcalá, Colegios 2, 28801
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Inmaculada Aguado
Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group, Department of
Geography and Geology, Universidad de Alcalá, Colegios 2, 28801
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Emilio Chuvieco
Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group, Department of
Geography and Geology, Universidad de Alcalá, Colegios 2, 28801
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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We show that ecological value might be reduced by 50 % due to fire perturbation in ecosystems that have not developed in the presence of fire and/or that present changes in the fire regime. The biomes most affected are tropical and subtropical forests, tundra, and mangroves. Integration of biotic and abiotic fire regime and regeneration factors resulted in a powerful way to map ecological vulnerability to fire and develop assessments to generate adaptation plans of management in forest masses.
We show that ecological value might be reduced by 50 % due to fire perturbation in ecosystems...
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