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Assessing the consistency of flammability indices across field and laboratory experimental tests for some Moroccan forest fuels. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Flammability is evaluated differently depending on the plant level (whole plant, shoot, twig) and the scale of fire experiments (field versus laboratory).
Salaheddine Essaghi, M'hamed Hachmi, Sabrine Laajali, Mohamed Chikhaoui, Allal Hamouda   +4 more
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The Optimization of Stand Structure Can Significantly Alleviate the Flammability of Forest Ecosystems [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The accurate classification of forest fuels and the evaluation of the flammability of different forest types are crucial for effective forest fire control and classification management. We aimed to evaluate and classify the flammability of surface forest
Yan Zhang, Xiangwen Deng, Xiaoyong He, Xiaolong Zhang, Zhihong Huang, Liang Chen, Shuai Ouyang, Wenhua Xiang   +7 more
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Shoot Flammability Patterns in Native and Exotic Street Tree Species at the Wildland–Urban Interface of Eastern Australia

Fire, 2023
Street trees provide ecosystem services such as heat mitigation, improved community well-being, and biodiversity conservation. At the wildland–urban interface (WUI), high-flammability street trees also provide a conflicting ecosystem disservice ...
Nicola K. Huber-Smith, Elisabeth S. Morley, Daniel W. Krix, Megan L. Murray, Jonathan K. Webb, Leigh J. Martin, Kieran Young, Christopher M. McLean, Matthew C. Hingee, Brad R. Murray   +9 more
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Fire weather effects on flammability of indigenous and invasive alien plants in coastal fynbos and thicket shrublands (Cape Floristic Region) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Globally, and in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, extreme fires have become more common in recent years. Such fires pose societal and ecological threats and have inter alia been attributed to climate change and modification of fuels ...
Samukelisiwe T. Msweli, Alastair J. Potts, Herve Fritz, Tineke Kraaij   +3 more
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Understanding flammability and bark thickness in the genus Pinus using a phylogenetic approach

Scientific Reports, 2022
Pinus species dominate fire-prone ecosystems throughout the northern hemisphere. Their litter drive fires that control plant community flammability and multiple ecological processes.
J. Morgan Varner, Timothy M. Shearman, Jeffrey M. Kane, Erin M. Banwell, Erik S. Jules, Michael C. Stambaugh   +5 more
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Fuel trait effects on flammability of native and invasive alien shrubs in coastal fynbos and thicket (Cape Floristic Region) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
In June 2017, extreme fires along the southern Cape coast of South Africa burnt native fynbos and thicket vegetation and caused extensive damage to plantations and residential properties.
Tineke Kraaij, Samukelisiwe T. Msweli, Alastair J. Potts   +2 more
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Tissue-Level Flammability Testing: A Review of Existing Methods and a Comparison of a Novel Hot Plate Design to an Epiradiator Design

Fire, 2023
Increased wildfire frequency and size has led to a surge in flammability research, most of which investigates landscape-level patterns and wildfire dynamics.
Joe V. Celebrezze, Indra Boving, Max A. Moritz   +2 more
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Effect of Fire Frequency on the Flammability of Two Mediterranean Pines: Link with Needle Terpene Content

Plants, 2021
Flammability is a major factor involved in Mediterranean plant evolution that has led to the diversity of fire-related traits according to fire regimes and fire-adaptive strategies.
Bastien Romero, Anne Ganteaume
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An Integrated Approach to Identify Low-Flammability Plant Species for Green Firebreaks

Fire, 2020
With recent and predicted increases in the frequency and intensity of wildfires, there is a pressing need for mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of wildfires on human lives, infrastructure and biodiversity.
Brad R. Murray, Colin Brown, Megan L. Murray, Daniel W. Krix, Leigh J. Martin, Thomas Hawthorne, Molly I. Wallace, Summer A. Potvin, Jonathan K. Webb   +8 more
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Flammability properties of polymers and polymer composites combined with ionic liquids

e-Polymers, 2023
The flammability properties of polymers and polymer composites are crucial in ensuring their safe use in various applications. The development of flame-retardant technologies continues to be an active area of research to improve the fire safety of these ...
Shamsuri Ahmad Adlie, Yusoff Mohd Zuhri Mohamed, Abdan Khalina, Jamil Siti Nurul Ain Md.   +3 more
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