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Coupling wildfire spread simulations and connectivity analysis for hazard assessment: a case study in Serra da Cabreira, Portugal
Ana C. L. Sá
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Bruno Aparicio
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Akli Benali
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Chiara Bruni
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Michele Salis
Istituto per la BioEconomia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sassari, Italy
Fábio Silva
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
Lisbon, Portugal
Martinho Marta-Almeida
Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña, Instituto Español de
Oceanografía, A Coruña, Spain
Susana Pereira
Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Alfredo Rocha
Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
José Pereira
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Assessing landscape wildfire connectivity supported by wildfire spread simulations can improve fire hazard assessment and fuel management plans. Weather severity determines the degree of fuel patch connectivity and thus the potential to spread large and intense wildfires. Mapping highly connected patches in the landscape highlights patch candidates for prior fuel treatments, which ultimately will contribute to creating fire-resilient Mediterranean landscapes.
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