Effect of Fuel Management and Forest Composition on Fire Behavior †
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Fire Behavior | ||||||||
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Eucalyptus | Managed | Not Managed | Wilcoxon | |||||
Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | V | p-Value | |
Fire Rate of Spread (m/min) | 1.89 | 1.56 | 0.49 | 2.9 | 3.22 | 1.02 | 13.5 | 0.31 |
Fire Heat per Unit Area (kJ/m²) | 6618.4 | 2849.68 | 901.15 | 18,158.4 | 9813 | 3103.14 | 0 | <0.01 |
Fireline Intensity (kW/m) | 645.64 | 951.44 | 300.87 | 2370.27 | 3682.62 | 1164.55 | 7 | 0.04 |
Flame Length (m) | 1.26 | 0.82 | 0.26 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 0.51 | 7 | 0.04 |
Mixed stands | Managed | Not managed | Wilcoxon | |||||
Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | V | p-value | |
Fire Rate of Spread (m/min) | 6.12 | 5.17 | 1.63 | 2.67 | 1.80 | 0.57 | 45 | 0.08 |
Fire Heat per Unit Area (kJ/m²) | 16,234.00 | 6300.49 | 1992.39 | 20,491.9 | 5216.33 | 1649.55 | 8 | 0.04 |
Fireline Intensity (kW/m) | 2954.67 | 2942.50 | 930.50 | 1620.83 | 1230.34 | 389.07 | 40 | 0.23 |
Flame Length (m) | 2.67 | 1.47 | 0.47 | 2.16 | 0.82 | 0.26 | 41 | 0.19 |
Maritime pine | Managed | Not managed | Wilcoxon | |||||
Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | Average | Standard Deviation | Standard Error | V | p-value | |
Fire Rate of Spread (m/min) | 1.89 | 1.23 | 0.39 | 1.62 | 1.50 | 0.48 | 27 | 0.64 |
Fire Heat per Unit Area (kJ/m²) | 14,708.3 | 12,647.43 | 3999.47 | 17,901.0 | 10,262.42 | 3245.26 | 20 | 0.49 |
Fireline Intensity (kW/m) | 882.31 | 1071.74 | 338.92 | 962.47 | 998.34 | 315.70 | 25 | 0.85 |
Flame Length (m) | 1.47 | 0.94 | 0.30 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 0.28 | 26 | 0.92 |
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Pacheco, M.; Oliveira, A.; Fernandes, P.; Silva, J. Effect of Fuel Management and Forest Composition on Fire Behavior. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 17, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017046
Pacheco M, Oliveira A, Fernandes P, Silva J. Effect of Fuel Management and Forest Composition on Fire Behavior. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2022; 17(1):46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017046
Chicago/Turabian StylePacheco, Miguel, Aline Oliveira, Paulo Fernandes, and Joaquim Silva. 2022. "Effect of Fuel Management and Forest Composition on Fire Behavior" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 17, no. 1: 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017046
APA StylePacheco, M., Oliveira, A., Fernandes, P., & Silva, J. (2022). Effect of Fuel Management and Forest Composition on Fire Behavior. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 17(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017046