Analysis of large fires in European Mediterranean landscapes: Lessons learned and perspectives

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 294, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-22

  San Miguel Ayanz, Jesús ^a   Moreno, Jose Manuel ^b   Camia, Andrea ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire danger; Fire impact; Fire prevention; Fuel management; Megafire

Indexed keywords

FIRE DANGER; FIRE IMPACTS; FIRE PREVENTION; FUEL MANAGEMENT; MEGAFIRE;

DEFORESTATION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE HAZARDS; FIREPROOFING; LOSSES; METEOROLOGY;

FIRES;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EXTINCTION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUEL; LANDSCAPE; METEOROLOGY;

DEFORESTATION; FIRE FIGHTING; FIRE PROOFING; FIRES; FUELS; LOSSES; MANAGEMENT; METEOROLOGY; SAFETY EQUIPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84874976585     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.10.050     Document Type: Article

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