131154 20240206154529.0 doi 10.1177/0309133314542956 sideral 88615 ART-2014-88615 eng Rodrigues, Marcos A method for regional scale assessment of vegetation recovery time after high severity wildfires: Case study of Spain 2014 This study aims to develop a method to estimate the recovery time of plant communities after high-severity wildfires. The designed methodology is based on map algebra and a geographical information system, which enabled calculation of the approximate time required to restore vegetation to conditions similar to pre-fire regarding plant height and canopy cover. The methodology considered, first, the vegetation in the territory, characterized by the structure of the dominant plant community (tree, shrub, or grassland) and its regeneration strategy (resprouter or seeder); and, second, two of the main factors determining recovery time – water availability and soil loss. We also considered the influence of observed rainfall trends over the past 50 years on these latter two factors. The methodology was applied to Spain to test its performance. The results suggest a period of 2 and approximately 100 years for grassland communities and tree communities with low germination, respectively. There are significant differences in plant communities between the two biogeographic regions (Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean) as well as within each community, directly linked to variability in terrain and climatic conditions. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-CAIXA/GA-LC-042-2011 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/BES-2009-023728 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2008-01083-CLI info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 2.612 2014 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 43 / 175 = 0.246 2014 Q1 T1 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL 17 / 46 = 0.37 2014 Q2 T2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Ibarra Benlloch, Paloma Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3901-164X Echeverría Arnedo, Mª Teresa Pérez-Cabello, Fernando De la Riva, Juan 3006 430 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Física 38, 5 (2014), 556-575 Prog. phys. geogr. PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 0309-1333 1134629 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131154/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1013837 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131154/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131154 articulos driver 2024-02-06-14:45:03 ARTICLE