The role of fire-suppression force in limiting the spread of extremely large forest fires in Portugal

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 253-262

  Fernandes, Paulo M ^a   Pacheco, Abílio Pereira ^b   Almeida, Rui ^c   Claro, João ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fire management; Fire suppression; Fire weather; Fuel hazard; Mediterranean type ecosystems

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERE WEATHER;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84953375230     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-015-0933-8     Document Type: Article

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