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An assessment of forest fires and CO2 gross primary production from 1991 to 2019 in Mação (Portugal)

dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Helena Maria
dc.contributor.authorGranja-Martins, Fernando M.
dc.contributor.authorPedras, Celestina M. G.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorIsidoro, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-11T15:09:21Z
dc.date.available2021-06-11T15:09:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-21
dc.date.updated2021-06-10T13:46:44Z
dc.description.abstractForest-fire rates have increased in Southern European landscapes. These fires damage forest ecosystems and alter their development. During the last few decades, an increase in fast-growing and highly fuel-bearing plant species such as bush, <i>Eucalyptus globulus</i> Labill., and <i>Pinus pinaster</i> Ait. has been observable in the interior of Portugal. This study aims to verify this assumption by the quantification of the biomass carbon sink in the forests of the Mação municipality. Maps of fire severity and forest biomass evolution after a wildfire event were produced for the period of 1991 to 2019. To quantify carbon retention in this region, this evolution was correlated with gross primary production (GPP) on the basis of satellite imagery from Landsat 5, Landsat 8, and MODIS MYD17A2H. Results show that wildfires in Mação increased in area and severity with each passing decade due to the large accumulation of biomass promoted by the abandonment of rural areas. Before the large fires of 2003, 2017, and 2019, carbon rates reached a daily maximum of 5.4, 5.3, and 4.7 gC/m<sup>2</sup>/day, respectively, showing a trend of forest-biomass accumulation in the Mação municipality.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipUIDB/04020/2020; UIDB/04292/2020pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationFernandez, H.M.; Granja-Martins, F.M.; Pedras, C.M.G.; Fernandes, P.; Isidoro, J.M.G.P. An Assessment of Forest Fires and CO2 Gross Primary Production from 1991 to 2019 in Mação (Portugal). Sustainability 2021, 13, 5816pt_PT
dc.identifier.doidoi: 10.3390/su13115816pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15621
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectWildfirept_PT
dc.subjectForestpt_PT
dc.subjectGPPpt_PT
dc.subjectSatellite imagept_PT
dc.subjectMaçãopt_PT
dc.titleAn assessment of forest fires and CO2 gross primary production from 1991 to 2019 in Mação (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage5816pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameMaria Neto Paixão Vazquez Fernandez Martins
person.familyNameGranja Martins
person.familyNamePedras
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person.givenNameHelena
person.givenNameFernando Miguel
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person.givenNameJorge
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