Os incendios forestais do cambio global xa estan aquí

Vega, José A.; Fernández, Cristina; Arellano-Pérez, Stéfano; Fontúrbel, Teresa; Ruíz, Ana Daría

doi:10.17075/unxl.2021.002

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“…It is worth recalling the findings of Calvo de Anta et al, 2019 [46], when they state that the presence of eucalyptus cannot be associated with a higher incidence of fires., or the results obtained by Calviño Cancela et al, 2016 [75] for plantations of exotic species, such as Eucalyptus globulus Labill, masses that suffer little fire in Galicia, since such plantations usually have active management by their owners or managers, reducing the fuel load and, therefore, the risk of forest fire. These observations are ratified by Vega et al 2021 [76], when they analyse the fires occurred in Galicia in October 2017, in which they observed a lower severity than expected due to the high average height of the canopy base of eucalyptus plantations, and with good management of surface biomass. As they state in their study, fuel management is more important than the species.…”

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Study of Forest Productivity in the Occurrence of Forest Fires in Galicia (Spain)

2021

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The occurrence and intensity of forest fires is a phenomenon in which factors of various kinds converge, including climatic, physiographic, socioeconomic and territorial, among others. While the scientific literature has been stating that the causes of fires are related social conflict, other factors must also be considered for a more thorough analysis. In Galicia (northwest Spain), human-caused fires account for up to 95% of the total annual fires, highlighting the importance of examining in detail social and/or economic factors that may influence the occurrence or absence of this type of phenomenon. This paper discusses the influence and weight of forest productivity and the potential economic value of wooded areas on the incidence of forest fires in private mountains of collective ownership (montes vecinales en mano común). Our results indicate that the presence of productive wooded areas of the region determines a lower incidence, both in terms of the number of forest fires and the area affected. It was found that in areas where there was a loss in productivity, the fire rate increased by almost 36%. It is also observed that in MVMCs with productivity gain, the incidence of fires in shrubland areas was 46.26% higher than in wooded areas, while in MVMCs with productivity loss, the occurrence of fires in shrubland areas was 18.95% higher than that observed in wooded areas.

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Study of Forest Productivity in the Occurrence of Forest Fires in Galicia (Spain)

2021

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“…However, it is the area most affected by forest fires and has the highest rate of arson fires [58,59]. It is also characterized by a high density of ignitions and long seasonality, where the area burnt per fire is usually small [60]. Thus, according to official statistics on forest fires [61], more than 110,000 fires occurred in this region in the period 2000-2019, affecting a total area of more than 0.5 M ha, of which 37.35% were wooded.…”

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Influence of the Declaration of Protected Natural Areas on the Evolution of Forest Fires in Collective Lands in Galicia (Spain)

Rodríguez

Vicente

Pérez

2022

Forests

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Since the adoption of European Union Council Directive 92/43 on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora, some opposition has arisen among owners and managers of land affected by the directive. Some studies have indicated that some of this opposition has found expression in subsequent arson fires in these areas. This article analyses the occurrence of arson fires in the SACs (Special Areas of Conservation) included in the European ecological network, Natura 2000, in Galicia (Spain), more specifically in the montes vecinales en mano común (MVMCs), which are privately owned collective lands. We tested whether the declaration of SACs had a statistical impact on the forest fire regime in the period 1999–2014. The analyses focused on the sub-periods of 1999–2004 and 2005–2014, i.e., before and after the approval of the list of sites of community importance in the study area in December 2004. The results obtained show that, after the declaration of protection, there was a statistically significant increase in the area burnt by fire in these areas, mainly on private estates. We also found that the percentage of arson fires after 2004 was higher in SACs than in other territorial units. We found that the percentage of arson fires was reduced less in SACs than in other territorial units. Furthermore, we found that the area burnt per fire after 2004 in SACs was almost double that in the MVMC-SACs (12.04 ha versus 6.64 ha), so it can be concluded that the conservationist policies of the Natura 2000 network in Galicia have not had a positive effect on the forest fire regime.

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Modelling aboveground biomass and fuel load components at stand level in shrub communities in NW Spain

Vega

Arellano-Pérez

Álvarez‐González

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Forest Ecology and Management

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Os incendios forestais do cambio global xa estan aquí

Cited by 4 publications

References 72 publications

Study of Forest Productivity in the Occurrence of Forest Fires in Galicia (Spain)

Study of Forest Productivity in the Occurrence of Forest Fires in Galicia (Spain)

Influence of the Declaration of Protected Natural Areas on the Evolution of Forest Fires in Collective Lands in Galicia (Spain)

Modelling aboveground biomass and fuel load components at stand level in shrub communities in NW Spain

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