A model of shrub biomass accumulation as a tool to support management of Portuguese forests

The evaluation of forest fuel loading is required by most fire management activities. However, the consideration of shrub biomass for forest planning purposes has been limited by the inability to predict its growth and accumulation. The main objective of this study was to model shrub biomass over ti...

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Main Authors: Botequim B, Zubizarreta-Gerendiain A, Garcia-Gonzalo J, Silva A, Marques S, Fernandes Paulo M, Pereira José MC, Tomé M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2015-04-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0931-008