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Fuel characterization and crown fuel load prediction in non-treated Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) plantation areas      
Yazarlar
Mehmet Yurtgan
İsmail Baysal
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Successful management of young, fire-prone Calabrian pine forests requires an accurate characterization of surface and canopy fuel loads at stand level. This study characterizes the surface and canopy fuel characteristics in unthinned Calabrian pine plantations in Turkey. Fifteen sample plots were measured to determine the surface and crown fuel characteristics of very young, young and middle aged Calabrian pine stands (10 to 28 years old). Thirty-six trees were destructively sampled to quantify the crown fuel loads and canopy fuel characteristics of the stands. Surface fuel load ranged from 11.38 t ha-1 in the young stands to 35.27 t ha-1 in the middle aged stands. Dead fuel load as ladder fuels on the trees ranged from 0.77 kg in very young stands to 13.56 kg in the young stands. Live fuel loads on the trees ranged from 0.77 kg to 23.29 kg in the young aged stands. Total active crown fuel load was 58.7%, 52.1% and 49.5% of total crown fuel load in very young, young and middle aged stands, respectively. Our results improve the current crown fuel model predictions and showed the importance of dead fuel load in fire management studies both for the determination of crown fuel loads and the calculation of carbon stocks.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Dead Crown Fuel | Live Crown Fuel | Non-treated | Pinus brutia | Surface Fuel | Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY
Dergi ISSN 1971-7458
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 11-2022
Cilt No 15
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 458 / 464
Doi Numarası 10.3832/ifor4048-015[online2022-11-03]
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor4048-015