Abstract

FERNANDES, Paulo et al. Avaliação Indirecta da Carga de Combustível em Pinhal Bravo. Silva Lus. [online]. 2002, vol.10, n.1, pp.73-90. ISSN 0870-6352.

The evaluation of forest fuel loading is required by most fire management activities. Equations addressing each component of the maritime pine fuel complex - litter, downed woody fuel, understory vegetation, and tree crown foliage - were developed in order to quantify their respective fuel loadings. The models use easily obtainable independent variables that describe fuel structure (depth, height, cover, volume), tree dimension (diameter at breast height), or relate fuel load to stand age and structure.

Keywords : Pinus pinaster Aiton; fire management; biomass; fuel dynamics; fuel inventory.

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