Introduction to the special issue on fire impacts on hydrological processes

Cerdà, Artemi; Ebel, Brian A.; Serpa, Dalila; Lichner, Ľubomír

doi:10.2478/johh-2022-0036

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“…Fires in the natural environment and forests primarily affect middle-earth areas, resulting in damage or destruction of the productive and non-productive functions of the forest and endangering human life (Cerdà et al, 2022;Fajković et al, 2022;Hološ et al, 2022). Climate, topographical conditions, and vegetation cover are among the main factors that influence the occurrence and spread of fire.…”

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Influence of meteorological factors on the moisture content of fine forest fuels: responses of fire danger class to different microclimates on the example of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands

Ostrihoň,

Hillayová,

Korísteková

et al. 2024

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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Due to the increased number of forest fires, a detailed examination and knowledge of the effects of the microclimatic conditions of forests is currently significant. The study carried out in Arboretum Borova hora (Slovak Republik), investigates the influence of meteorological factors (air temperature, relative humidity), the value of the Angström index, and the danger class of the Angström index on the moisture content of fine fuel at the edge of a beech forest stand, but also in its interior. We tested three working hypotheses: a) meteorological conditions differ significantly between the edge and the interior of the beech forest, b) the moisture content of fine fuel is higher in the beech forest interior than at the forest edge, c) the Angström index fire danger class is higher at the edge of the beech forest than in its interior. We created a calibration curve that was also used to measure the humidity of beech leaves with the help of the ME 2000 hygrometer. Our results show that edge beech stands are significantly more susceptible to fires, lower air humidity and fine fuel moisture content, and higher air temperatures than forest interiors. From our point of view, the microclimate is considered the main factor that explains the difference between the vegetation structure of the forest edge and the forest interior.

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