Fine-tuning the BFOLDS Fire Regime Module to support the assessment of fire-related functions and services in a changing Mediterranean mountain landscape

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Sil, A (Autor) Outra; Azevedo, JC (Autor) Outra; Fernandes, PM (Autor) Outra; Alonso, J (Autor) Outra; Joao Honrado (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

Vol. 155

ISSN: 1364-8152

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citações

Scopus - 3 Citações

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ID Authenticus: P-00W-Y9H

DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105464

Abstract (EN): Fire simulation models are useful to advance fire research and improve landscape management. However, a better understanding of these tools is crucial to increase their reliability and expansion into research fields where their application remains limited (e.g., ecosystem services). We evaluated several components of the BFOLDS Fire Regime Module and then tested its ability to simulate fire regime attributes in a Mediterranean mountainous landscape. Based on model outputs, we assessed the landscape fire regulation capacity over time and its implications for supporting the climate regulation ecosystem service. We found that input data quality and the adjustment of fuel and fire behaviour parameters are crucial to accurately emulating key fire regime attributes. Besides, the high predictive capacity shown by BFOLDS-FRM allows to reliably inform the planning and sustainable management of fire-prone mountainous areas of the Mediterranean. Moreover, we identified and discussed modelling limitations and made recommendations to improve future model applications.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14