Mountain Slopes Protection and Stabilization after Forest Fires in Mediterranean Areas: Research Developed in Mountain Areas in Portugal

António Avelino Batista Vieira; António José Bento Gonçalves; Francisco da Silva Costa; Luís Miguel da Vinha; Flora Carina Ferreira Leite

doi:10.1201/9781315120584-23

Mountain Slopes Protection and Stabilization after Forest Fires in Mediterranean Areas: Research Developed in Mountain Areas in Portugal

António Avelino Batista Vieira, António José Bento Gonçalves, Francisco da Silva Costa, Luís Miguel da Vinha, Flora Carina Ferreira Leite

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Abstract

Fire is an integral part of many ecosystems, and it has served to clear forests throughout time, both for agricultural use and grazing, thus taking on the role of crucial “ecological factor” for the development or regression of forest systems around the world. Taking into consideration that a significant amount of Portuguese forests are located in mountainous areas, their destruction by forest fires contributes to the development of conditions for soil degradation. In the Mediterranean, the role of fires has been particularly relevant due to a combination of very special characteristics that make the Mediterranean ecosystems different from others around the world. The municipality of Terras de Bouro, located in the northwest of Portugal, has been affected continuously by forest fires. Although the implementation of post-fire mitigation treatments undoubtedly promote soil protection from erosion and help vegetation recovery, for some areas it is preferable not to apply any kind of treatment in the burnt areas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Open Channel Hydraulics, River Hydraulic Structures and Fluvial Geomorphology
Subtitle of host publication	For Engineers, Geomorphologists and Physical Geographers
Editors	Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Stefano Pagliara, Jan Hradecky
Place of Publication	Boca Raton, FL, USA
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Chapter	23
Pages	452-476
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781498730839
ISBN (Print)	9781498730822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315120584-23
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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erosion mitigation techniques
Post-fire soil erosion

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Vieira, A. A. B., Gonçalves, A. J. B., da Silva Costa, F., da Vinha, L. M., & Leite, F. C. F. (2018). Mountain Slopes Protection and Stabilization after Forest Fires in Mediterranean Areas: Research Developed in Mountain Areas in Portugal. In A. Radecki-Pawlik, S. Pagliara, & J. Hradecky (Eds.), Open Channel Hydraulics, River Hydraulic Structures and Fluvial Geomorphology: For Engineers, Geomorphologists and Physical Geographers (pp. 452-476). CRC Press/Balkema. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315120584-23

Vieira, António Avelino Batista ; Gonçalves, António José Bento ; da Silva Costa, Francisco et al. / Mountain Slopes Protection and Stabilization after Forest Fires in Mediterranean Areas : Research Developed in Mountain Areas in Portugal. Open Channel Hydraulics, River Hydraulic Structures and Fluvial Geomorphology: For Engineers, Geomorphologists and Physical Geographers. editor / Artur Radecki-Pawlik ; Stefano Pagliara ; Jan Hradecky. Boca Raton, FL, USA : CRC Press/Balkema, 2018. pp. 452-476

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Vieira AAB, Gonçalves AJB, da Silva Costa F, da Vinha LM, Leite FCF. Mountain Slopes Protection and Stabilization after Forest Fires in Mediterranean Areas: Research Developed in Mountain Areas in Portugal. In Radecki-Pawlik A, Pagliara S, Hradecky J, editors, Open Channel Hydraulics, River Hydraulic Structures and Fluvial Geomorphology: For Engineers, Geomorphologists and Physical Geographers. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press/Balkema. 2018. p. 452-476 https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315120584-23

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