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We analyzed the effects of fire on secondary forests' vertical structure in different successional stages using lidar metrics. Our results show that independently of the successional stage, secondary forests that experienced fire were more degraded than unburned secondary forest areas. Overall, our results show that forests in early successional stage (
Laura B. Vedovato +12 more
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Influence of geographic and meteorological factors in fire generation in las Tunas province
Due to the repercussions of fires, it is necessary to know the territorial particularities that favor their emergence and dispersion. Because of its meteorological characteristics, Las Tunas is a vulnerable province to the occurrence of fires.
Maria de los Ángeles Zamora Fernández +1 more
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The integration of innovative public policies, interinstitutional collaboration and better scientific understanding of fire dynamics has enabled the effective implementation of the IFM and a more efficient response to megafires in Brazil. ABSTRACT Despite the ongoing challenges posed by megafires in Brazil, significant progress has been made from such ...
Alexandre de Matos Martins Pereira +7 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract In tree‐dominated ecosystems, the behaviour of surface fires is largely controlled by the structure of fine fuels. Because leaves make up most of the fine fuels, the traits of those leaves—their size, shape and leaf area for a given mass—help determine the impacts of ...
Samuel W. Flake +4 more
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Marcada resiliencia de una especie de ave insular endémica después de una perturbación intensa: el caso del pinzón azul de Gran Canaria Son pocos los datos disponibles sobre la tendencia demográfica de las especies en peligro de extinción en zonas de
A. C. Moreno +4 more
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Long‐Term Fire and Vegetation Change at Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Peru
Cocha Cashu is a dynamic system that has experienced various forms of past ecological turnover. However, the dynamism seen at Cocha Cashu was not caused by intensive human activities in the past. ABSTRACT Past human influence from the pre‐Columbian and colonial periods may have played a role in shaping modern Amazonian vegetation.
C. N. H. McMichael +2 more
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Sistema de detección de incendios forestales mediante redes sensoriales inalámbricas (Zigbee)
RESUMEN Este documento describe el uso de la tecnología Zigbee por medio de Arduino. Dichas tecnologías han permitido crear un sistema que denominaremos Natura Sys que está conformado por motas sensoriales receptoras de información ambiental tal como ...
Jennyfer K. Erazo P, Carlos A. Hervas P.
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Social science integration at state and federal fish and wildlife organizations in the United States
Abstract Increasingly, conservation professionals and scholars recognize the need for more holistic integration of social science in fish and wildlife management. This call is often framed around the complexity of 21st century conservation challenges and changing societal values toward fish and wildlife and its management.
Michael R. Quartuch +7 more
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Abstract This article uses expectation gap theory to explore news coverage of the leadership performance of a national political leader in a major bushfire disaster in Australia. It does so to identify the types of behaviors and leadership that leader enacted and embodied during these events and what fire‐affected communities expected that politician ...
Jacqui Ewart, Margaret Cook
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La exposición del suelo a temperaturas altas durante la ocurrencia de un incendio forestal, puede inducir el desarrollo de repelencia al agua y otros efectos que alteran la calidad del suelo, entre los que destacan: cambios en el contenido de carbono y ...
Carlos Ulloa +3 more
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