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Earth Observation of Wildland Fires in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Earth Observation of Wildland Fires in Mediterranean Ecosystems

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Earth Observation of Wildland Fires in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Emilio Chuvieco

Science / Earth Sciences / Geography

Wildland fires are becoming one of the most critical environmental factors affecting a wide range of ecosystems worldwide. In Mediterranean ecosystems (including also South-Africa, California, parts of Chile and Australia), wildland fires are recurrent phenomena every summer, following the seasonal drought. As a result of changes in traditional land use practices, and the impact of recent climate warming, fires have more negative impacts in the last years, threatening lives, socio-economic and ecological values. The book describes the ecological context of fires in the Mediterranean ecosystems, and provides methods to observe fire danger conditions and fire impacts using Earth Observation and Geographic Information System technologies.


Publication Date: 21 November 2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Imprint: Springer
ISBN-13: 9783642425585
Format: Paperback / softback
Page Count: 257

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