Developing post-fire Eucalyptus globulus stand damage and tree mortality models for enhanced forest planning in Portugal

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-83

  Marques, Susete ^a   Garcia Gonzalo, Jordi ^a   Borges, José G ^a   Botequim, Brigite ^a   Oliveira, M Manuela ^a   Tomé, José ^a   Tomé, Margarida ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Damage model; Eucalyptus globulus Labill; Forest fires; Forest management; Postfire mortality

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

DAMAGE MODEL; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LABILL; FOREST FIRES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION METHOD; MODELLING STRATEGIES; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIES; POST-FIRE;

FIRES;

BIOMETRY; DIAMETER; EVERGREEN TREE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SHRUB; STAND STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

DEFORESTATION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EXTRACTIVES; FIRES; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PLANTS; PORTUGAL;

PORTUGAL;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 79957566443     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.32     Document Type: Article

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