A framework for use of wireless sensor networks in forest fire detection and monitoring [PDF]
, 2012 Forest fires are one of the main causes of environmental degradation nowadays. Current surveillance systems for forest fires lack in supporting real-time monitoring of every point of a region at all times and early detection of fire threats.
Korpeoglu, Ibrahim +5 more
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Effects of experimental fires on litter decomposition in a seasonally dry Amazonian forest. [PDF]
, 2009 Litter decomposition is a fundamental process for nutrient cycling but we have a limited understanding of this process in disturbed tropical forests. We studied litter decomposition over a 10-mo period in a seasonally dry Amazon forest in Mato Grosso ...
Krusche, Alex V. +5 more
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EXAMINATION OF FOREST FIRES IN MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE ZONE OF TURKEY AND PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN
, 2021 Starting from the Bosphorus, Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coastal part is traditionally a forest fire hazard area due to its climate structure and vegetation. The vast majority of forest fires that occur each year take place in these regions.
Kaya, Latif Gurkan, Ertuğrul, Mertol
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Forest fire occurrence and silvicultural-economic prerequisites for protection improvement in forest regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai [PDF]
Сибирский лесной журнал, 2017 The territory of the Krasnoyarsk Krai is substantially diverse in terms of climatic, silvicultural and economic conditions owing to its sufficient spread from the North to the South.
V. V. Furyaev +3 more
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Forest jihad : assessing the evidence for "popular resistance terrorism" [PDF]
, 2014 Despite increasing concern over the potential threat from “forest jihad,” there has been no systematic attempt to assess whether such attacks are in fact taking place.
Ramsay, Gilbert Aubrey Warner +4 more
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ICESat/GLAS Data as a Measurement Tool for Peatland Topography and Peat Swamp Forest Biomass in Kalimantan, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2011 Indonesian peatlands are one of the largest near-surface pools of terrestrial organic carbon. Persistent logging, drainage and recurrent fires lead to huge emission of carbon each year.
Juilson Jubanski +5 more
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Fire, 2023 A sub-surface forest fire is a type of smoldering combustion with a slower spread rate, longer combustion time, and lower combustion temperature compared with flame combustion.
Yanlong Shan +6 more
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Planning Wildfire Evacuation in the Wildland–Urban Interfaces of Central Portugal
FireIn recent decades, wildfires have become common disasters that threaten people’s lives and assets, particularly in wildland–urban interfaces (WUIs). Developing an effective evacuation strategy for a WUI presents challenges to emergency planners because ...
Adélia N. Nunes +3 more
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Forest fire detection system using wireless sensor networks and machine learning
Scientific Reports, 2022 Forest fires have become a major threat around the world, causing many negative impacts on human habitats and forest ecosystems. Climatic changes and the greenhouse effect are some of the consequences of such destruction.
Udaya Dampage +4 more
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Two decades of change in Ghanaian forests [PDF]
, 2012 Understanding the impacts and synergies of the many threats facing tropical forests is a key research challenge. Here, three potential threats are addressed: drought, fire and lianas.
Fauset, Sophie
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