Assessing the Effect of Disturbances on the Functionality of Direct Protection Forests

Assessing the Effect of Disturbances on the Functionality of Direct Protection Forests

Forests provide direct protection to human settlements from hydrogeomorphic hazards. This paper proposes a method for assessing the effect of natural disturbances on the functionality of direct protection forests (DPFs) in order to prioritize management interventions. We georeferenced disturbance da...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Vacchiano, Roberta Berretti, Enrico Borgogno Mondino, Fabio Meloni, Renzo Motta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
natural disturbance regime
ecosystem services
wildfire
Landsat
Lymantria monacha
natural hazards
protection forests
restoration
Zeiraphera griseana
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00075.1

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