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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-389-2016
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-389-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Vegetation structure and fire weather influence variation in burn severity and fuel consumption during peatland wildfires
G. M. Davies
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Environment and Natural Resources, Kottman Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute for Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine,
University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
R. Domènech
Solway Centre for Environment and Culture, University of
Glasgow, Henry Duncan Building, Crichton University Campus, Dumfries, DG1
4ZL, UK
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Ctra. de Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain
A. Gray
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK
P. C. D. Johnson
Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute for Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine,
University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Balancing fuel reduction and biodiversity: Divergent impacts of prescribed burning and mechanical clearing on ground beetles Á. Fajardo-Cantos et al.
- Can ash from smoldering fires increase peatland soil pH? A. Marcotte et al.
- Unmanaged heathland – A fire risk in subzero temperatures? T. Log et al.
- Leaving moss and litter layers undisturbed reduces the short-term environmental consequences of heathland managed burns R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Estimation and trend analysis of carbon emissions from forest fires in mainland China from 2011 to 2021 D. Fan et al.
- The relationship between fire severity and burning efficiency for estimating wildfire emissions in Mediterranean forests B. Balde et al.
- Physical and chemical characteristics of pyrogenic carbon from peatland vegetation fires differ across burn severities O. Kennedy-Blundell et al.
- Burning increases post-fire carbon emissions in a heathland and a raised bog, but experimental manipulation of fire severity has no effect R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Differences in the intensity of past forest fire events inferred from stable oxygen isotope analysis of charred bark T. McWhirter et al.
- Factors affecting severity of wildfires in Scottish heathlands and blanket bogs N. Naszarkowski et al.
- The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management: the need for informed, unbiased debate G. Davies et al.
- Drivers and Trends in the Size and Severity of Forest Fires Endangering WUI Areas: A Regional Case Study F. Rodriguez-Jimenez et al.
- Modeling Drying of Degenerated Calluna vulgaris for Wildfire and Prescribed Burning Risk Assessment T. Log
- Tree regeneration after fire in a hemiboreal mire in the Nature Reserve “Stiklu purvi” in Latvia J. Ločmele et al.
- Landscape controls on fuel moisture variability in fire-prone heathland and peatland landscapes K. Little et al.
- Regional variation in fire weather controls the reported occurrence of Scottish wildfires G. Davies & C. Legg
- Carbon emissions from a temperate coastal peatland wildfire: contributions from natural plant communities and organic soils R. Mickler
- Improving the fire weather index system for peatlands using peat-specific hydrological input data J. Mortelmans et al.
- Differences in soil chemistry remain following wildfires on temperate heath and blanket bog sites of conservation concern R. Kelly et al.
- Development and participatory evaluation of fireline intensity and flame property models for managed burns on Calluna-dominated heathlands G. Davies et al.
- Incorporating observed fire severity in refined emissions estimates for boreal and temperate forest fires in the carbon budget model CBM-CFS3 v1.2 D. Thompson et al.
- Assessment of Forest Structure Estimation from Terrestrial LiDAR in Fire-Affected Areas A. Baissero et al.
- Development and evaluation of generalized fuel models for predicting fire behaviour in northern European heathlands C. Minsavage-Davis et al.
- Peatland Wildfire Severity and Post-fire Gaseous Carbon Fluxes A. Gray et al.
- Evaluating the Performance of Fire Rate of Spread Models in Northern-European Calluna vulgaris Heathlands C. Minsavage-Davis & G. Davies
- Upscaling wildfire consumption using UAV-LiDAR and Sentinel-2 data: a Mediterranean case study A. Monzón-González et al.
- The potential of landscape metrics for estimating forest fire risk in Poland A. Kolanek et al.
- Increased fire severity alters initial vegetation regeneration across Calluna-dominated ecosystems R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Blanket bog vegetation response to wildfire and drainage suggests resilience to low severity, infrequent burning R. Andersen et al.
- Fire frequency, intensity, and burn severity in Kalimantan’s threatened Peatland areas over two Decades A. Schmidt et al.
- Organic matter sources in permafrost peatlands changed by high-intensity fire during the last 150 years in the northern Great Khingan Mountains, China J. Cong et al.
- Using satellite data to assess management frequency and rate of regeneration on heather moorlands in England as a resilience indicator K. Lees et al.
- An exploratory analysis of forest fine fuel consumption and accumulation using forest inventory data and fire history T. Nguyen et al.
- Fuel moisture and flammability of leaf litter in British forest plantations and their implications for wildfire risk A. Crawford et al.
- A Critical Review of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s “Burning and Peatlands” Position Statement M. Ashby✉ & A. Heinemeyer
- A new method for performing smouldering combustion field experiments in peatlands and rich-organic soils E. Pastor et al.
- Responses in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Fractionation after Prescribed Burning in the Montseny Biosphere Reserve (NE Iberian Peninsula) S. Chowdhury et al.
- Fire severity is more sensitive to low fuel moisture content on Calluna heathlands than on peat bogs R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Vegetation-derived pyrogenic carbon degradation and stabilisation in UK peatlands† O. Kennedy-Blundell et al.
- Study of Heathland Succession, Prescribed Burning, and Future Perspectives at Kringsjå, Norway A. Gjedrem & T. Log
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- Balancing fuel reduction and biodiversity: Divergent impacts of prescribed burning and mechanical clearing on ground beetles Á. Fajardo-Cantos et al.
- Can ash from smoldering fires increase peatland soil pH? A. Marcotte et al.
- Unmanaged heathland – A fire risk in subzero temperatures? T. Log et al.
- Leaving moss and litter layers undisturbed reduces the short-term environmental consequences of heathland managed burns R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Estimation and trend analysis of carbon emissions from forest fires in mainland China from 2011 to 2021 D. Fan et al.
- The relationship between fire severity and burning efficiency for estimating wildfire emissions in Mediterranean forests B. Balde et al.
- Physical and chemical characteristics of pyrogenic carbon from peatland vegetation fires differ across burn severities O. Kennedy-Blundell et al.
- Burning increases post-fire carbon emissions in a heathland and a raised bog, but experimental manipulation of fire severity has no effect R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Differences in the intensity of past forest fire events inferred from stable oxygen isotope analysis of charred bark T. McWhirter et al.
- Factors affecting severity of wildfires in Scottish heathlands and blanket bogs N. Naszarkowski et al.
- The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management: the need for informed, unbiased debate G. Davies et al.
- Drivers and Trends in the Size and Severity of Forest Fires Endangering WUI Areas: A Regional Case Study F. Rodriguez-Jimenez et al.
- Modeling Drying of Degenerated Calluna vulgaris for Wildfire and Prescribed Burning Risk Assessment T. Log
- Tree regeneration after fire in a hemiboreal mire in the Nature Reserve “Stiklu purvi” in Latvia J. Ločmele et al.
- Landscape controls on fuel moisture variability in fire-prone heathland and peatland landscapes K. Little et al.
- Regional variation in fire weather controls the reported occurrence of Scottish wildfires G. Davies & C. Legg
- Carbon emissions from a temperate coastal peatland wildfire: contributions from natural plant communities and organic soils R. Mickler
- Improving the fire weather index system for peatlands using peat-specific hydrological input data J. Mortelmans et al.
- Differences in soil chemistry remain following wildfires on temperate heath and blanket bog sites of conservation concern R. Kelly et al.
- Development and participatory evaluation of fireline intensity and flame property models for managed burns on Calluna-dominated heathlands G. Davies et al.
- Incorporating observed fire severity in refined emissions estimates for boreal and temperate forest fires in the carbon budget model CBM-CFS3 v1.2 D. Thompson et al.
- Assessment of Forest Structure Estimation from Terrestrial LiDAR in Fire-Affected Areas A. Baissero et al.
- Development and evaluation of generalized fuel models for predicting fire behaviour in northern European heathlands C. Minsavage-Davis et al.
- Peatland Wildfire Severity and Post-fire Gaseous Carbon Fluxes A. Gray et al.
- Evaluating the Performance of Fire Rate of Spread Models in Northern-European Calluna vulgaris Heathlands C. Minsavage-Davis & G. Davies
- Upscaling wildfire consumption using UAV-LiDAR and Sentinel-2 data: a Mediterranean case study A. Monzón-González et al.
- The potential of landscape metrics for estimating forest fire risk in Poland A. Kolanek et al.
- Increased fire severity alters initial vegetation regeneration across Calluna-dominated ecosystems R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Blanket bog vegetation response to wildfire and drainage suggests resilience to low severity, infrequent burning R. Andersen et al.
- Fire frequency, intensity, and burn severity in Kalimantan’s threatened Peatland areas over two Decades A. Schmidt et al.
- Organic matter sources in permafrost peatlands changed by high-intensity fire during the last 150 years in the northern Great Khingan Mountains, China J. Cong et al.
- Using satellite data to assess management frequency and rate of regeneration on heather moorlands in England as a resilience indicator K. Lees et al.
- An exploratory analysis of forest fine fuel consumption and accumulation using forest inventory data and fire history T. Nguyen et al.
- Fuel moisture and flammability of leaf litter in British forest plantations and their implications for wildfire risk A. Crawford et al.
- A Critical Review of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s “Burning and Peatlands” Position Statement M. Ashby✉ & A. Heinemeyer
- A new method for performing smouldering combustion field experiments in peatlands and rich-organic soils E. Pastor et al.
- Responses in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Fractionation after Prescribed Burning in the Montseny Biosphere Reserve (NE Iberian Peninsula) S. Chowdhury et al.
- Fire severity is more sensitive to low fuel moisture content on Calluna heathlands than on peat bogs R. Grau-Andrés et al.
- Vegetation-derived pyrogenic carbon degradation and stabilisation in UK peatlands† O. Kennedy-Blundell et al.
- Study of Heathland Succession, Prescribed Burning, and Future Perspectives at Kringsjå, Norway A. Gjedrem & T. Log
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We examined the variables controlling fire severity and the amount of vegetation burnt during wildfires and prescribed burns. Fire severity varied strongly within and between wildfires in relation to fire-weather conditions and vegetation type. The amount of surface vegetation burnt was a function of the amount present pre-fire, whilst moss layer consumption related to prolonged dry periods. Moss flammability may explain the higher carbon-release during wildfires compared to prescribed burns.
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