Fire severity damages caused on Nothofagus alessandrii forest on the Maule Region of Chile

Authors

  • Diego Valencia Departamento de Planificación de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Santiago, Chile
  • Jorge Saavedra Departamento de Control de Incendios Forestales, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Santiago, Chile
  • Jordi Brull Departamento de Control de Incendios Forestales, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Santiago, Chile
  • Rómulo Santelices Centro de Desarrollo Para el Secano Interior, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-66432018000100531

Keywords:

Nothofagus alessandrii, forest fire

Abstract

A forest fire in 2017 consumed about 184,000 hectares among which an important part of Nothofagus alessandrii forests, which is also an endangered species, was affected. Sentinel II images and the Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR) indices were used to evaluate the fire severity on N. alessandrii forests. Results show that 172 hectares were affected by the fire (55 % of the known remaining forests). High severity and Moderate-high severity burn surface was 89 hectares (28 % of the total burned) and this would be the most difficult area to be recovered by the system.

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

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Valencia, D.; Saavedra, J.; Brull, J.; Santelices, R. Fire Severity Damages Caused on Nothofagus Alessandrii Forest on the Maule Region of Chile. Gayana Bot. 2018, 75, 531-534.

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 1 (2018)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

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