Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests
Climate change has already increased fire risk in Mediterranean forests. Adaptation options related to forest fires and climate change include measures related to fuel management, fire fighting and infrastructure, as well as public awareness. The importance of each of these measures was evaluated in...
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
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| author | Raftoyannis Y Nocentini S Marchi E Calama Sainz R Garcia Guemes C Pilas I Peric S Amaral Paulo J Moreira-Marcelino Ana C Costa-Ferreira M Kakouris E |
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| description | Climate change has already increased fire risk in Mediterranean forests. Adaptation options related to forest fires and climate change include measures related to fuel management, fire fighting and infrastructure, as well as public awareness. The importance of each of these measures was evaluated in six Mediterranean countries in a study initiated within the COST Action FP0703 “Expected Climate Change and Options for European Silviculture”. A questionnaire survey was used to document the views of foresters and forest scientists. Country differences were observed and adaptation measures related to fire fighting efficiency and public awareness were valued as more important than fuel management. Results were discussed in the light of a critical review of adaptive fire management measures with special reference to European Mediterranean countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a88f9b0c61ef49a48304757121497f012022-12-21T20:08:26ZengItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry1971-74581971-74582014-02-0171334110.3832/ifor0817-006817Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forestsRaftoyannis Y0Nocentini S1Marchi E2Calama Sainz R3Garcia Guemes C4Pilas I5Peric S6Amaral Paulo J7Moreira-Marcelino Ana C8Costa-Ferreira M9Kakouris E10Department of Forestry, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, G-36100 Karpenisi (Greece)Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Systems, University of Florence, v. San Bonaventura 13, I-50145 Firenze (Italy)Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Systems, University of Florence, v. San Bonaventura 13, I-50145 Firenze (Italy)Dip.to Selvicultura y Gestión Forestal, CIFOR-INIA, Ctra. A Coruña km 7.5, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)Servicio Territorial de Medio Ambiente. Junta de Castilla y León C/ Juan de Padilla s/n, E-09071 Burgos (Spain)Croatian Forest Research Institute, 10450 Jastrebarsko (Croatia)Croatian Forest Research Institute, 10450 Jastrebarsko (Croatia)Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon (Portugal)Dept. de Protecção das Plantas, Estação Agronómica Nacional, INIAP, Av. da República, 2784-505 Nova Oeiras (Portugal)Silviculture and Forest Products Unit, INIAV-INRB, 2780-159 Oeiras (Portugal)Department of Forestry, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, G-36100 Karpenisi (Greece)Climate change has already increased fire risk in Mediterranean forests. Adaptation options related to forest fires and climate change include measures related to fuel management, fire fighting and infrastructure, as well as public awareness. The importance of each of these measures was evaluated in six Mediterranean countries in a study initiated within the COST Action FP0703 “Expected Climate Change and Options for European Silviculture”. A questionnaire survey was used to document the views of foresters and forest scientists. Country differences were observed and adaptation measures related to fire fighting efficiency and public awareness were valued as more important than fuel management. Results were discussed in the light of a critical review of adaptive fire management measures with special reference to European Mediterranean countries.https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0817-006Climate ChangeForest FiresSurveyPerceptionsAdaptive ManagementMediterranean |
| spellingShingle | Raftoyannis Y Nocentini S Marchi E Calama Sainz R Garcia Guemes C Pilas I Peric S Amaral Paulo J Moreira-Marcelino Ana C Costa-Ferreira M Kakouris E Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry Climate Change Forest Fires Survey Perceptions Adaptive Management Mediterranean |
| title | Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests |
| title_full | Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests |
| title_short | Perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in European Mediterranean forests |
| title_sort | perceptions of forest experts on climate change and fire management in european mediterranean forests |
| topic | Climate Change Forest Fires Survey Perceptions Adaptive Management Mediterranean |
| url | https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0817-006 |
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