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Fire Regime, Climate, and Vegetation in the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina
(2015)Wildfires are a primary disturbance in the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina, with approximately 2 152 000 ha burned between 1993 and 2012. However, little is known about the spatial and temporal patterns of fires and their ... -
Grasslands and Open Savannas of the Dry Chaco
(Elsevier, 2020-06-26)The Dry Chaco is mostly known as a forested ecosystem. However it includes natural grasslands, savannas, scrublands, and wetlands. With one of the highest global deforestation rates in the last two decades and only 12% of ... -
Influence of fuel conditions on the occurrence, propagation and duration of wildland fires: A regional approach
(2015-09)Wildfires affect Earth's surface every year. Fuels conditions influence fire occurrence and behavior; therefore, their characterization is important for fire risk studies. We analyzed vegetation conditions influencing fires ... -
Selecting control sites for post-fire ecological studies using biological criteria and MODIS time series data
(Association for Fire Ecology, 2017)Wildland fires play a key role in the functioning and structure of vegetation. The availability of sensors aboard satellites, such as Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), makes possible the construction ...