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 …

Central and south america

EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

High vulnerability of coastal wetlands in Chile at multiple scales derived from climate change, urbanization, and exotic forest plantations

C Hidalgo-Corrotea, AJ Alaniz, PM Vergara… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are considered one of the most vulnerable ecosystems worldwide; the
ecosystem services they provide and the conservation of their biodiversity are threatened …

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 …

Temperature and agriculture are largely associated with fire activity in Central Chile across different temporal periods

S Gómez-González, ME González, S Paula… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wildfires have important ecological and socio-economic implications worldwide. Identifying
the major ecological drivers regulating fire activity across space and time is critical to …

[HTML][HTML] Width of surface rupture zone for thrust earthquakes: implications for earthquake fault zoning

P Boncio, F Liberi, M Caldarella… - Natural Hazards and …, 2018 - nhess.copernicus.org
The criteria for zoning the surface fault rupture hazard (SFRH) along thrust faults are defined
by analysing the characteristics of the areas of coseismic surface faulting in thrust …

Deep fire topology: Understanding the role of landscape spatial patterns in wildfire occurrence using artificial intelligence

C Pais, A Miranda, J Carrasco, ZJM Shen - Environmental Modelling & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing wildfire activity globally has become an urgent issue with enormous ecological
and social impacts. In this work, we focus on analyzing and quantifying the influence of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the multifunctional landscapes model in areas dominated by non-native tree plantations

AMD Ortiz, EM Gayó, NC Henríquez… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multifunctional landscapes offer an integrated approach to production, conservation, and
human well-being. However, the challenges of implementing them in territories where …

Increased wildfire hazard along South-Central Chile under the RCP8. 5 scenario as revealed by high-resolution modeling

I Ciocca, A Fernández, E Jaque, F Justino… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Among Mediterranean regions, the South-Central Zone of Chile (SCZCh) portrays a
landscape where wildfires constantly and historically occur, many times damaging …

A new method to evaluate the vulnerability of watersheds facing several stressors: A case study in mediterranean Chile

L Arriagada, O Rojas, JL Arumí, J Munizaga… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater systems are subjected to multiple anthropogenic stressors and natural
disturbances that act as debilitating agents and modifiers of river systems, causing …