Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem
The evaluation of the complex of forest fuels in forests and jungles constitutes an extremely important advance for the prediction, analysis and control of forest fires. With the objective of characterizing the fuel beds in mangroves of the El Castaño wetland system, La Encrucijada, Chiapas, field m...
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| author | Barrios-Calderón, Romeo de Jesús Infante Mata, Dulce Flores-Garnica, José Germán Jozeph de Jong, Bernardus Hendricus Monzón Alvarado, Claudia Maza Villalobos Méndez, Susana |
| author_facet | Barrios-Calderón, Romeo de Jesús Infante Mata, Dulce Flores-Garnica, José Germán Jozeph de Jong, Bernardus Hendricus Monzón Alvarado, Claudia Maza Villalobos Méndez, Susana |
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| description | The evaluation of the complex of forest fuels in forests and jungles constitutes an extremely important advance for the prediction, analysis and control of forest fires. With the objective of characterizing the fuel beds in mangroves of the El Castaño wetland system, La Encrucijada, Chiapas, field measurements were applied and relational data analysis techniques. With this, some indices were calculated for the structure and composition of the forest fuel beds. The biomass of live fuels was quantified using allometric equations; the dead fuels were evaluated applying the planar intersection technique. In this study beds of forest fuels were defined in four types of mangrove, with Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa being the most important species in terms of dominance. Canopy fuels in the mangrove of R. mangle presented the highest loads, of biomass (266.67 t ha-1 + 39.58 t ha-1). For dead fuels, there were significant differences in the fuel load of 10 h, being greater in the L. racemosa mangrove swamp (17.21 t ha-1 + 1.11 t ha-1), which represent the greatest potential for the propagation of fire in periods of drought and high temperature. There were no differences in the total load of dead fuels; therefore, the four types of mangrove evaluated have the same capacity to accumulate dead biomass. The results obtained are essential to define the danger of fires. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-19502022-11-29T22:39:46Z Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem Análisis comparativo de camas de combustibles forestales en un ecosistema de manglar Barrios-Calderón, Romeo de Jesús Infante Mata, Dulce Flores-Garnica, José Germán Jozeph de Jong, Bernardus Hendricus Monzón Alvarado, Claudia Maza Villalobos Méndez, Susana dead biomass forest fuel fire behavior danger of fires ignition potential tropical peatlands biomasa muerta combustible forestal comportamiento del fuego peligro de incendios potencial de ignición turberas tropicales The evaluation of the complex of forest fuels in forests and jungles constitutes an extremely important advance for the prediction, analysis and control of forest fires. With the objective of characterizing the fuel beds in mangroves of the El Castaño wetland system, La Encrucijada, Chiapas, field measurements were applied and relational data analysis techniques. With this, some indices were calculated for the structure and composition of the forest fuel beds. The biomass of live fuels was quantified using allometric equations; the dead fuels were evaluated applying the planar intersection technique. In this study beds of forest fuels were defined in four types of mangrove, with Rhizophora mangle and Laguncularia racemosa being the most important species in terms of dominance. Canopy fuels in the mangrove of R. mangle presented the highest loads, of biomass (266.67 t ha-1 + 39.58 t ha-1). For dead fuels, there were significant differences in the fuel load of 10 h, being greater in the L. racemosa mangrove swamp (17.21 t ha-1 + 1.11 t ha-1), which represent the greatest potential for the propagation of fire in periods of drought and high temperature. There were no differences in the total load of dead fuels; therefore, the four types of mangrove evaluated have the same capacity to accumulate dead biomass. The results obtained are essential to define the danger of fires. La evaluación del complejo de combustibles forestales en bosques y selvas constituye un avance de suma importancia para la predicción, análisis y control de incendios forestales. Con el objetivo de caracterizar las camas de combustibles forestales en los manglares del sistema de humedales El Castaño, en la Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada, Chiapas, se aplicaron mediciones en campo y técnicas de análisis de datos relacionales. Con ello se calcularon algunos índices para la estructura y composición de las camas de combustibles forestales. Se cuantificó la biomasa de combustibles vivos empleando ecuaciones alométricas; los combustibles muertos se evaluaron aplicando la técnica de intersecciones planares. En este estudio se definieron camas de combustibles forestales en cuatro tipos de manglar, siendo Rhizophora mangle y Laguncularia racemosa las especies más importantes en términos de dominancia. Los combustibles de dosel en el manglar de R. mangle presentaron las cargas más altas de biomasa (266.67 t ha-1 + 39.58 t ha-1). Para los combustibles muertos, se observaron diferencias en la carga de 10 h, siendo mayor en el manglar de L. racemosa (17.21 t ha-1 + 1.11 t ha-1), lo cual representa mayor potencial para la propagación del fuego en periodos de sequía y alta temperatura. No se observaron diferencias en la carga total de combustibles muertos, por lo tanto, los cuatro tipos de manglar evaluados tienen la misma capacidad de acumular biomasa muerta. Los resultados obtenidos son fundamentales para definir el peligro de incendios. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2020-04-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/xml https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/e2611950 10.21829/myb.2020.2611950 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2020): Primavera 2020 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 26 Núm. 1 (2020): Primavera 2020 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/e2611950/2066 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/e2611950/2176 10.21829/myb.2018.241199 Derechos de autor 2020 Madera y Bosques http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Barrios-Calderón, Romeo de Jesús Infante Mata, Dulce Flores-Garnica, José Germán Jozeph de Jong, Bernardus Hendricus Monzón Alvarado, Claudia Maza Villalobos Méndez, Susana Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title | Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title_full | Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title_fullStr | Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title_short | Comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of forest fuel beds in a mangrove ecosystem |
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