Live fuel moisture content and leaf ignition of forest species in Andean Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: International Journal of Wildland Fire
• Main Authors: Bianchi, Lucas Osvaldo, Defossé, Guillermo Emilio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Csiro Publishing
• Subjects: Fire Behaviour; Foliar Moisture; Patagonian Forests; Wildfires; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4; Patagonia; Argentina; Bianchi; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/59434

Wildfires are common from summer to early fall in Patagonian forests of Argentina. Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) and leaf ignition are important factors for understanding fire behaviour. In this study, we determined seasonal LFMC and leaf ignition of some key fire-prone species of these forests,...