Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina

Autores
Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo; Oddi, Facundo José; Muñoz, Miriam; Defossé, Guillermo E.
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
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versión publicada
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Fil: Bianchi, Lucas O. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Oddi, Facundo J. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Muñoz, Miriam. Consejo Agrario Provincial Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Defossé, Guillermo E. Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico - UNPSJB, CONICET; Argentina.
The forest–steppe ecotone in Argentine Patagonia has been planted with non-native Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus radiata, and P. contorta. As in many other planted areas of the Southern Hemisphere, there is great concern about increasing landscape flammability. We determined, under lab conditions, live fuel moisture content (LFMC) and leaf ignition of these conifers, a naturalized poplar, and 13 native species. The mean LFMC was inversely related to leaf ignition of these species. The conifer LFMC was lower than that of most natives, making the conifers the most ignitable species. Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii showed the spring dip phenomenon (i.e., low LFMC in early spring). Leaf ignition and LFMC may help elucidate some flammability components at species levels. At landscape scales, however, they have to be evaluated along with other landscape traits such as structure and stand composition. Understanding this landscape context will require full-scale experimental fires. Nevertheless, our results provide useful information for fire danger assessment, and also for setting policies aimed at planning and applying appropriate silvicultural techniques for fire prevention and control, and hence reducing fire danger at stand or landscape levels.
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Materia
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
Flammability
Pine Plantation
Fuel Management
Forest Fires
Leaf Traits
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
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spelling Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, ArgentinaBianchi, Lucas OsvaldoOddi, Facundo JoséMuñoz, MiriamDefossé, Guillermo E.Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y PescaFlammabilityPine PlantationFuel ManagementForest FiresLeaf TraitsAgricultura, Ciencias Forestales y PescaFil: Bianchi, Lucas O. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.Fil: Oddi, Facundo J. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.Fil: Muñoz, Miriam. Consejo Agrario Provincial Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Defossé, Guillermo E. Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico - UNPSJB, CONICET; Argentina.The forest–steppe ecotone in Argentine Patagonia has been planted with non-native Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus radiata, and P. contorta. As in many other planted areas of the Southern Hemisphere, there is great concern about increasing landscape flammability. We determined, under lab conditions, live fuel moisture content (LFMC) and leaf ignition of these conifers, a naturalized poplar, and 13 native species. The mean LFMC was inversely related to leaf ignition of these species. The conifer LFMC was lower than that of most natives, making the conifers the most ignitable species. Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii showed the spring dip phenomenon (i.e., low LFMC in early spring). Leaf ignition and LFMC may help elucidate some flammability components at species levels. At landscape scales, however, they have to be evaluated along with other landscape traits such as structure and stand composition. Understanding this landscape context will require full-scale experimental fires. Nevertheless, our results provide useful information for fire danger assessment, and also for setting policies aimed at planning and applying appropriate silvicultural techniques for fire prevention and control, and hence reducing fire danger at stand or landscape levels.-Oxford University Press2018-12-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfBianchi, L. O, Oddi, F. J, Muñoz, M., Defossé, G. (2019). Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Forest Science; 65 (4); 375–386.0015-749Xhttps://academic.oup.com/forestscience/article/65/4/375/5232979http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/5571https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxy054eng65 (4)Forest Scienceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/reponame:RID-UNRN (UNRN)instname:Universidad Nacional de Río Negro2025-09-29T14:29:28Zoai:rid.unrn.edu.ar:20.500.12049/5571instacron:UNRNInstitucionalhttps://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttps://rid.unrn.edu.ar/oai/snrdrid@unrn.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:43692025-09-29 14:29:28.724RID-UNRN (UNRN) - Universidad Nacional de Río Negrofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
title Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
spellingShingle Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
Flammability
Pine Plantation
Fuel Management
Forest Fires
Leaf Traits
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
title_short Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo
Oddi, Facundo José
Muñoz, Miriam
Defossé, Guillermo E.
author Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo
author_facet Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo
Oddi, Facundo José
Muñoz, Miriam
Defossé, Guillermo E.
author_role author
author2 Oddi, Facundo José
Muñoz, Miriam
Defossé, Guillermo E.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
Flammability
Pine Plantation
Fuel Management
Forest Fires
Leaf Traits
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
topic Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
Flammability
Pine Plantation
Fuel Management
Forest Fires
Leaf Traits
Agricultura, Ciencias Forestales y Pesca
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Bianchi, Lucas O. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Oddi, Facundo J. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Muñoz, Miriam. Consejo Agrario Provincial Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Defossé, Guillermo E. Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico - UNPSJB, CONICET; Argentina.
The forest–steppe ecotone in Argentine Patagonia has been planted with non-native Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus radiata, and P. contorta. As in many other planted areas of the Southern Hemisphere, there is great concern about increasing landscape flammability. We determined, under lab conditions, live fuel moisture content (LFMC) and leaf ignition of these conifers, a naturalized poplar, and 13 native species. The mean LFMC was inversely related to leaf ignition of these species. The conifer LFMC was lower than that of most natives, making the conifers the most ignitable species. Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii showed the spring dip phenomenon (i.e., low LFMC in early spring). Leaf ignition and LFMC may help elucidate some flammability components at species levels. At landscape scales, however, they have to be evaluated along with other landscape traits such as structure and stand composition. Understanding this landscape context will require full-scale experimental fires. Nevertheless, our results provide useful information for fire danger assessment, and also for setting policies aimed at planning and applying appropriate silvicultural techniques for fire prevention and control, and hence reducing fire danger at stand or landscape levels.
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description Fil: Bianchi, Lucas O. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
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0015-749X
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