The relationship between terpenes and flammability of leaf litter

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 471-482

  Ormeño, Elena ^a   Céspedes, Blanca ^b   Sánchez, Iván A ^b   Velasco García, Angel ^b   Moreno, José M ^b   Fernandez, Catherine ^c   Baldy, Virginie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cistus sp; Fire risk; Ignitability; Leaf flammability; Litter fuel; Pinus sp.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; INCINERATION; LIPIDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISK PERCEPTION;

CISTUS SP; FIRE RISK; IGNITABILITY; LEAF FLAMMABILITY; LITTER FUEL; PINUS SP.;

OLEFINS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LEAF LITTER; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERPENE;

CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS; CISTUS LADANIFER; CISTUS LAURIFOLIUS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 56949105122     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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