2020
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10158
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Using ForeStereo and LIDAR data to assess fire and canopy structure-related risks in relict Abies pinsapo Boiss. forests

Abstract: In this study we combine information from aerial LIDAR and hemispherical images taken in the field with ForeStereo—a forest inventory device—to assess the vulnerability and to design conservation strategies for endangered Mediterranean fir forests based on the mapping of fire risk and canopy structure spatial variability. We focused on the largest continuous remnant population of the endangered tree species Abies pinsapo Boiss. spanning 252 ha in Sierra de las Nieves National Park (South Andalusia, Spain). We … Show more

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“…However, this resilience also implies risks derived from side effects that should be accounted for in management plans. The increasing fire risk due to the rising flammability of fuel models associated with the vegetation recovery dynamics is particularly relevant (Corteś-Molino et al, 2020). At the local scale, dead wood accumulation in recent mortality gaps, and fuel structures with overlap between shrubs, bushes, and tree crowns in revegetating gaps, increase flammability and spread probability.…”
Section: Fixed Factorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, this resilience also implies risks derived from side effects that should be accounted for in management plans. The increasing fire risk due to the rising flammability of fuel models associated with the vegetation recovery dynamics is particularly relevant (Corteś-Molino et al, 2020). At the local scale, dead wood accumulation in recent mortality gaps, and fuel structures with overlap between shrubs, bushes, and tree crowns in revegetating gaps, increase flammability and spread probability.…”
Section: Fixed Factorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cross-trained firefighters can also access this data to provide information about objects or structures that could become fire hazards. In fact, aerial LIDAR has been used in the past to assess structures in forests that present wildfire risks [14]. Hospital staff may also use the same LIDAR data to monitor patient movement after certain procedures or for those who are deemed high-risk for repeated falls.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Simulation modelling has been used for evaluating wildfire exposure and wildfire risk-mitigation strategies from the forest stand scale to the landscape, regional, and national levels (Collins et al 2011;Ager et al 2020). Fire simulation models such as FlamMap (Finney 2006) are increasingly used in the European Union to assess wildfire hazard and risk (Xofis et al 2020;Palaiologou et al 2021;Salis et al 2013), as well as the effects of fuel treatment on wildfire spread and behavior at a landscape scale (Cortes-Molino et al 2020;Molina et al 2021). FlamMap requires gridded geospatial input data on topography and fire behavior prediction (FBP) fuel types, along with weather streams.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%