Wildfires in Chile: A review

X Úbeda, P Sarricolea - Global and Planetary Change, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the literature examining the wildfire phenomenon in Chile. Since ancient
times, Chile's wildfires have shaped the country's landscape, but today, as in many other …

[HTML][HTML] A recent review of fire behavior and fire effects on native vegetation in Central Chile

M Castillo, Á Plaza, R Garfias - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Central Chile experienced a very extended and devastating fire season during 2016–17.
After 3 years, here we present the results of an analysis of behavior of the wildfires occurred …

Scenarios for land use and ecosystem services under global change

MJ Martinez-Harms, BA Bryan, E Figueroa, P Pliscoff… - Ecosystem Services, 2017 - Elsevier
Scenarios provide a platform to explore the provision of ecosystem services under global
change. Despite their relevance to land-use policy, there is a paucity of such assessments …

Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the Valparaíso region, Chile

F Guerrero, C Hernández, M Toledo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest fires are one of the main environmental threats in Chile. Fires in this Mediterranean
climate region frequently affect native forests and exotic plantations, including in several …

Consequences of land-use change and the wildfire disaster of 2017 for the central Chilean biodiversity hotspot

AC Braun, F Faßnacht, D Valencia… - Regional Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Central Chile is an important biodiversity hotspot in Latin America. Biodiversity hotspots are
characterised by a high number of endemic species cooccurring with a high level of …

Spatio-temporal characterization of fire using MODIS data (2000–2020) in Colombia

S Bolaño-Díaz, Y Camargo-Caicedo, TD Soro… - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fire is a process of disturbance of natural ecosystems that can be used for land
management and soil preparation for agricultural purposes, but can also drastically affect …

[HTML][HTML] Análisis multitemporal de las coberturas vegetales en el área de influencia de las minas de oro ubicadas en la parte alta del sector de Maltería en Manizales …

GY Flórez-Yepes, A Rincon-Santamaría, PS Cardona… - Dyna, 2017 - scielo.org.co
Uno de los métodos utilizados para analizar impactos ambientales ocurridos a través del
tiempo, es conocer la evolución de los ecosistemas mediante Sistemas de Información …

Ecological impact of forest fires and subsequent restoration in Chile

L Valderrama, JE Contreras-Reyes, R Carrasco - Resources, 2018 - mdpi.com
This note analyzes the effects forest fires in Chile have on vegetation and subsequent
ecological restoration. We analyze why forest fires have been a main factor that affects the …

Calculating minimum safety distance against wildfires at the wildland-urban interface in Chile and Spain

MEC Soto, JRM Martínez, S Bonilla, RAM García - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Wildfires in the urban-forest interface constitute a civil protection emergency, causing
considerable personal injury and damage to properties. The potential impacts of wildfires on …

A probabilistic multi-source remote sensing approach to evaluate extreme precursory drought conditions of a wildfire event in Central Chile

RO Chávez, ME Castillo-Soto, K Traipe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Forest fires are a major issue worldwide, and especially in Mediterranean ecosystems
where the frequency, extension and severity of wildfire events have increased related to …