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A model shrub biomass accumulation as a tool to support management of portuguese forests

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dc.contributor.authorBotequim, Brigite
dc.contributor.authorZubizarreta-Gerendiain, Ane
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Gonzalo, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Susete
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Paulo M.
dc.contributor.authorCardoso Pereira, José Miguel
dc.contributor.authorTomé, Margarida
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-27T10:08:44Z
dc.date.available2017-06-27T10:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch Articlept_PT
dc.description.abstractAssessment of forest fuel loading is a prerequisite for most fire management activities. However, the inclusion of shrub biomass in forest planning has been hindered by the inability to predict its growth and accumulation. The main objective of this study was to model shrub biomass over time under a tree canopy with the aim of including shrub management in fire risk mitigation plans. To this purpose, data was obtained from the 4th and 5th Portuguese National Forest Inventories. Five biologically realistic models were built to describe shrub biomass accumulation in Portuguese forests. The selected model indicates that maximum biomass is affected by stand basal area and the percentage of resprouting shrub species in the stand. Biomass growth rate was clearly affected by the regeneration strategies of shrubs in combination with climatic conditions (mean annual temperature). The model can be used in the accumulation form for initialization purposes or in one of the two alternative difference forms to project observed shrub biomass. The model proposed in this study facilitates the inclusion of shrub biomass in forest growth simulations, and will contribute to more accurate estimates of fire behavior characteristics and stored carbon. This is essential to improve decision-making in forest management plans that integrate fire risk, namely to schedule understory fuel treatmentspt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBotequim B, Zubizarreta-Gerendiain A, Garcia-Gonzalo J, Silva A, Marques S, Fernandes PM, Pereira JMC, Tomé M, 2015. A model of shrub biomass accumulation as a tool to support management of Portuguese forests. iForest 8: 114-125 [online 2014-07-27]pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3832/ifor0931-008pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/13794
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sisef.it/iforest/contents/?id=ifor0931-008pt_PT
dc.subjectshrub growthpt_PT
dc.subjectunderstory vegetationpt_PT
dc.subjectwildfire riskpt_PT
dc.subjectfire managementpt_PT
dc.subjectforest planningpt_PT
dc.subjectdecision makingpt_PT
dc.titleA model shrub biomass accumulation as a tool to support management of portuguese forestspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleIForest - Biogeosciences and Forestrypt_PT
person.familyNameCardoso Pereira
person.familyNameBranco de Brito Tavares Tomé
person.givenNameJosé Miguel
person.givenNameMaria Margarida
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person.identifierF-5776-2010
person.identifier.ciencia-idC415-CE82-884E
person.identifier.ciencia-idA814-5B5A-D2C5
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2583-3669
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6242-8593
person.identifier.ridI-1283-2014
person.identifier.scopus-author-id35570811600
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